CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 31103OZ FCO
TELNO 234
OF 310346Z JULY 90
HKB OZO Izz
ECEIVED IN
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR MARSDEN, HKD
...
O 1 AUG 1990
SK OPER
YA
COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING 1991
TOP
MDHIAN 0746
Q DISCOPY
1. THERE WOULD BE SOME CHINESE SENSITIVITIES. HOWEVER, I WOULD NOT SEE THESE AS OVERRIDING: THEY COULD IN MY VIEW BE DEFUSED IF WE COULD GIVE THE CHINESE VERY EARLY NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE MEETING AND ACCOMPANY IT WITH AN ASSURANCE THAT WE ARE NOT SEEKING TO USE THE MEETING TO SET UP POST 1997 LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE COMMONWEALTH OR QUOTE INTERNATIONALISE UNQUOTE HONG KONG.
GALSWORTHY
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
29
LIMITED
HKD
FED
CCD
ADDITIONAL
1
MR AINSCOW, ODA
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
30
ERD
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS