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11 JUNE 1986
MR RICHARD HOLT (LANGBAURGH): TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHEN HE NEXT EXPECTS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
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MR TIM RENTON
MY RIGHT HONOURABLE AND LEARNED FRIEND HAS NO CURRENT
PLANS TO MEET A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
HOWEVER, HE DID MEET THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER IN
BRUSSELS ON THE 23RD OF MAY. IN THE COURSE OF DISCUSSIONS,
WHICH COVERED INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL MATTERS OF COMMON
INTEREST, HE NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THE PROGRESS MADE IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE
OF HONG KONG. HONG KONG HAS ALSO BEEN AMONG THE MATTERS
DISCUSSED DURING THE CURRENT VISIT TO BRITAIN OF GENERAL
SECRETARY HU YAOBANG. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THESE
EXCHANGES WHEN OPPORTUNITIES ARISE IN FUTURE.