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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG: BTC HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 256: VISIT BY HU YAOBANG

1.

MOST OF THE FIXED POINTS SO FAR ARE ON 9 JUNE. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL HOST A WELCOMING CEREMONY IN THE FCO QUADRANGLE

OUR (1000-1020): TALKS (1600-1800) AND A WELCOMING DINNER. INITIAL THINKING IS THAT THE PROGRAMME SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR INGREDIENTS (SOME OF WHICH OVERLAP):

(A) A PARLIAMENTARY OCCASION:

(B)

MEETINGS WITH OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS (BUT PREFERABLY NOT

CPGB):

(C)

BRITISH INDUSTRY/TECHNOLOGY:

(D) UK/CHINA TRADE:

(E)

TRAINING/HIGHER EDUCATION:

(F) ONE DAY VISIT OUTSIDE LONDON ON 10 JUNE, PERHAPS TO

MANCHESTER OR OXFORD.

2. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION AT THIS STAGE, THE QUEEN HAS AGREED TO HOST A LUNCHEON AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ON 11 JUNE. WE SHOULD

PREFER NOT TO TELL THE CHINESE ABOUT THIS FOR THE TIME BEING: WE DO NOT WISH TO LEAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS NORMAL PRACTICE (WHICH IT IS NOT). MIGHT YOU WISH TO USE IT AS A NEGOTIATING CARD ON RELATED ISSUES (EG THE RETURN BANQUET ON BRITANNIA FOR

THE STATE VISIT)?

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26 FEB 1986

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