OCMIAN 4001
CONFIDENTIAL
PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
231545Z DEC
GRS 137
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 2038
CONFIDENTIAL
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OF 231545Z DECEMBER 85
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Action Taken
JI PENGFEI'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
1.
IN A ROUNDUP ARTICLE ON JI PENGFEI'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
DAVID BONAVIA WRITING IN THIS MORNING'S TIMES SAYS INTER ALIA
THAT 'THE FORMER CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER MADE CLEAR DURING HIS
VISIT THAT IN CHINESE EYES THE BRITISH DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO
SET UP DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS OF INTERNAL HOME RULE WHICH WILL
SURVIVE THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997'.
2.
WE HAVE NOT OURSELVES NOTED ANY SUCH STATEMENT BY JI.
DO YOU KNOW THE BASIS FOR THIS ASSERTION?
3.
IN GENERAL IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE AFTER
CHRISTMAS A ROUNDUP OF JI'S PUBLIC PRONOUNCEMENTS DURING HIS
VISIT IN HONG KONG.
HOWE
OCMIAN 4001
"HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR FENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY PUSD PS/LADY YOUNG
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR PEIRCE, ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
CON.DENTIAL
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