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CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 19
OF 060917Z JAN 86
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
PA (14 ii)
YOUR TELNO 1088 AND MY TELNO 1874: MR RENTON'S VISIT:
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
1. THE MFA REVERTED TODAY TO ASK FOR MORE SPEICIFIC INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECTS, OTHER THAN HIGH-LEVEL EXCHANGES THAT MR RENTON WILL BE RAISING AT HIS MEETING WITH ZHOU NAN ON DILATERAL MATTERS. WE ATTEMPTED TO SATISFY THEM BY CITING VARIOUS OBVIOUS EXAMPLES UNDER THE HEADINGS OF ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS, AND CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS. BUT THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED THEIR LINE THAT THEY NEEDED SOMETHING MORE AUTHORITATIVE. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MR RENTON PLANNED TO RAISE
AT HIS MEETING AT THE STATE ECONOMIC COMMISSION.
2. THE TALKS WOULD BE THE OBVIOUS OCCASION FOR AN EXPRESSION OF SATISFACTION AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL ON THE OUTCOME OF THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT NEGOTIATIONS. MR RENTON MAY ALSO WISH TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SOFT-LOAN FACILITY.
UNDER THE HEADING OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS, THE MINISTER WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO MENTION THE YK PAO SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME, THE
NUMBER OF CHINESE STUDENTS ALREADY IN UK UNDER BRITISH PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE AUSPICES, AND OUR WELCOME FOR RECENT PROGRESS IN THE
FORMULATION OF CHINESE COPYRIGHT LAW. ON CLAIMS, MR RENTON WILL
WISH TO EMPHASISE THE IMPORTANCE WE ATTACH TO THE TALKS SCHEDULED
FOR MAY. ON HONG KONG, BESIDES SPEAKING ON PLANS FOR INTERNAL SECURITY, HE WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WORK OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND SUB-GROUPS AND TO CARRY FORWARD THE
INFORMAL DIALOGUE ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND GUIDANCE.
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