OCMIAN 3390
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PP PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO PEKIN
131830Z JUN
GRS 1422
HKK 026/2
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TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 572
OF 131830Z JUNE 86
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
SAVING EC POSTS, WASHINGTON, MOSCOW, OTTAWA, CANBERRA, TOKYO,
SAVING UKDEL NATO, UKMIS NEW YORK
HONG KONG FOR GOVERNOR AND BTC.
VISIT OF HU YAOBANG, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST
PARTY
1.
THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE
COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA, HU YAOBANG, VISITED THE UK AS A GUEST
OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FROM 8-12 JUNE. THE VISIT FOLLOWED MRS
THATCHER'S INVITATION WHEN SHE WAS IN PEKING FOR THE SIGNING OF
THE HONG KONG JOINT DECLARATION IN 1984. THE VISIT WAS NOT
DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH HONG KONG ALTHOUGH IT DID OF COURSE
REFLECT THE GOOD STATE OF SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS FOLLOWING THE
SIGNATURE OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
2. HU WAS ACCOMPANIED BY LI PENG, VICE PREMIER AND MEMBER OF THE
POLITBURO, AND FEI XIAOTONG, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AND VICE
CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE POLITICAL CONSULTATIVE
CONFERENCE. HE WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY ZHU LIANG, HEAD OF THE
LIAISON DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST
PARTY AND ZHOU NAN, VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND AN
ENTOURAGE OF ABOUT 30. HU AND LI HAD MORE THAN TWO HOURS OF
TALKS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER WHO ALSO ENTERTAINED THEM TO
DINNER. THE QUEEN GAVE A LUNCH AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
MRS
THATEHER
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