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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, WASHINGTON
PART ONE OF TWO.
HONG KONG FOR GOVERNOR/POLAD.
MR. MAUDE'S VISIT: CALL ON LI PENG.
SUMMARY
FHKD241/1
2 JUL 1990
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1. MR. MAUDE EXPLAINED PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT IN TERMS OF REBUILDING
THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. EXPLAINED EFFORTS MADE TO PERSUADE PARTNERS TO RELAX MADRID MEASURES. OUR CASE WOULD BE STRENGTHENED
BY FURTHER PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS.
MR MAUDE ANNOUNCED
CONCESSIONARY FINANCE FOR DANYANG. LI INDICATED FURTHER
TIGHTENING OF CHINESE CONTROLS ON VBPS.
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PREMIER LI WELCOMED MR MAUDE. HIS VISIT WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS. HE CONGRATULATED MR MAUDE ON HIS
PROMOTION. MR MAUDE THANKED LI FOR HIS WELCOME AND GOOD WISHES. THE PRIME MINISTER TOOK A CLOSE INTEREST IN CHINA AND
HAD ASKED HIM TO GO AHEAD WITH HIS VISIT DESPITE HIS NEW
APPOINTMENT. HE WOULD REVERT TO YOU AND MRS THATCHER ON HIS RETURN.
3. LI THANKED MR MAUDE FOR HIS MESSAGE. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT GAVE A WARM WELCOME TO RECENT GESTURES BY MRS THATCHER. SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS WERE VERY IMPORTANT. PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL THE TWO COUNTRIES HAD
AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. GOOD
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