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HU YAOBANG'S MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, 9 JUNE: HONG KONG:
PRESS TREATMENT
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1.
AFTER HU YAOBANG'S MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER ON
9 JUNE THE NO. 10 SPOKESMAN LISTED THE TOPICS WHICH HAD BEEN
DISCUSSED. HONG KONG FIGURED, WITHOUT ELABORATION, TOWARDS THE
END OF HIS LIST. THERE HAS NONETHELESS BEEN A DISPOSITION AMONG
THIS MORNING'S PAPERS TO PICK OUT AND HIGHLIGHT THE REFERENCE TO
HONG KONG. THIS MAY BE COPIED BY THE HONG KONG PRESS.
2.
IN ANSWERING FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS, THE NO. 10 PRESS OFFICE
ARE PLAYING DOWN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HONG KONG IN THE PRIME
MINISTER'S CONVERSATION WITH HU YAOBANG. THEY ARE SAYING ONLY
THAT HU YAOBANG AND THE PRIME MINISTER NOTED WITH SATISFACTION
THE PROGRESS MADE IN IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE
QUESTION OF HONG KONG. IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON ZHOU NAN'S
MEETING WITH MR RENTON (THERE HAVE BEEN FEW) NEWS DEPARTMENT ARE
TAKING THE LINE THAT THIS WAS A COURTESY CALL WHERE A NUMBER OF
TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WERE DISCUSSED. THEY ARE ADDING IF
ASKED, THAT ONE OF THESE TOPICS WAS HONG KONG.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED C-NEWS D
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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