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HKR 027 16 RECEIVED IN KEGISTRY
- 2 DEC 1985
RY
GRS 300
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 29120OZ FCO
TELNO 2679
OF 29103OZ NOVEMBER 85
INFO DESKBY 30010OZ PEKING
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VISIT TO HONG KONG BY STATE COUNCILLOR JK PENGFE.
1. WE HAVE AGREED WITH NCNA, SUBJECT TO FINAL CONFIRMATION FROM PEKING, A JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH WILL BE MADE AT 1500 LOCAL TIME (070OZ) ON 30 NOVEMBER, TEXT IN MIFT. THE CHINESE SIDE ARE PELUCTANT TO ANNOUNCE ANY DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME AT THIS STAGE. WE HAVE EMPHASISED TO NCMA THE NEED TO ANNOUNCE AT LEAST THE OUTLINE, AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROPERLY CONTROLLED PRESS COVERAGE OF THE PUBLIC EVENTS WELL IN ADVANCE. IN ANSWER TO THE PRESS QUESTIONS THAT WILL INEVITABLY FOLLOW THE ANNOUNCEMENT, WE SHALL MENTION THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING WITH ME AND A DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN MR. J'S HONOUR, AND THAT OTHER DETAILS, HICLUDING THE PRECISE DATES FOR THE VISIT, WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.
2. WE HAVE ALSO REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME, WHICH WILL BE A MEETING WITH ME AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, A DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, A HELICOPTER RIDE, A HARBOUR TOUR ON BOARD THE LADY MAURINE, AND A VISIT TO THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CONTROL CENTRE AT SHATIN. JE PEMGFE DECLINED THE OFFER OF VISITS TO THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND FACTORIES ON GROUNDS OF AGE AND POOR HEALTH. JI PENGFE WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON 10 DECEMBER. THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME WILL OCCUPY 11, 12 AND 13 DECEMBER. FORM 14 TO 22 DECEMBER HE WILL REMAIN IN HONG KONG AS THE GUEST OF THE FIVE HONG KONG VICE-CHA IRMEN
OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE. WE WILL ACCOMMODATE JE AND
HIS PARTY AT THE MANDAREN HOTEL FOR THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE VISIT.
HE WILL THEN TRANSFER TO THE NCNA GUEST HOUSE ON THE PEAK. THE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME, AND SECURITY AND PRESS ARRANGEMENTS ARE
BEING ORGANISED IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH NCNA.
3. HAVE BEEN GIVING THOUGHT TO THE LINE TO TAKE WITH JE AT OUR
MEETING. WILL NEED TO CLEAR THE BRIEF TO WHICH I SHALL BE
SPEAKING WITH EXCO AT THEIR MEETING ON 3 DECEMBER, AND SHALL BE
TELEGRAPHING A DRAFT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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SiR W. HARDING
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