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HKK 027/16
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 6 DEC 1985
CONFIDENT HAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2753
OF 06090OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
DESK OFFICEP
INDEX
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YOUR TELNO 1920: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY STATE COUNCILLOR
JH PENGFEI.
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WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THIS REACTION. THE SPEAKING NOTE AS AMENDED BY YOUR TELNO 1921, WAS PUT TO EXCO THIS MORNING
(CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY). THE COUNCIL WERE CONTENT WITH
THE GENERAL THPUST. WE SHALL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING MINOP
AMENDMENTS.
PARA. 3. AFTER ''EVEN BETTER ROAD SYSTEM'' INSERT
**INCLUDING A SECOND HARBOUR CROSSING''.
PARA 8 LAST SENTENCE. AMEND ''SO'' TO READ WITH THE AIMU
PARA 9 PENULTIMATE SENTENCE. AFTER ''HOWEVER** INSERT
**ALTHOUGH RELATIVELY SMALL ÞN NUMBER'.
2. THE COUNCIL TOOK THE VIEW THAT THIS WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT
COMMUNICATION TO THE CHINESE AT SENIOR LEVEL. THE COUNCIL
SUGGESTED, THAT THE GOVERNOR MIGHT AT AN APPROPRIATE POINT WISH TO GIVE JI A COPY OF THE SPEAKING NOTE. THIS WAS, HOWEVER, LEFT
TO THE GOVERNOR'S DISCRETION.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES 》 (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
BIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY FUSD
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
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