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RECEIVED
10 APR 1991
FROM:
H LI Davies
Far Eastern Department
DATE:
8 March 1991
CC:
Mr Burns
Mr Paul, HKD
JAPAN/HONG KONG
1.
During lunch with two members of the Japanese Embassy on 5 March, Tanaka (Political Counsellor) suggested that the UK and Japan should increase their dialogue on Hong Kong between now and 1997. He has in mind regular (but not necessarily frequent) exchanges between UK and Japanese officials on major Hong Kong issues.
2. I warmly welcomed his suggestion. We had previously encouraged the Japanese to do precisely this. Their interests in Hong Kong were substantial. We and they tended to view China similarly, particularly the need to encourage economic reform and development there in order to anchor China as a force of stability in the region. I encouraged Tanaka and his colleague Takahashi (1st Sec with China / Taiwan background) to set up contacts with your department.
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