UNCLASSIFIED
HKB 18214
i
(29)
055014 MDHIAN 7956
UNCLASSIFIED
FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 23083OZ F C O
TELNO 779
OF 230627Z MAY 91
23 MAY 1991
iEA
TOP COPY Q DIST?
PA
Action
AND TO DESKBY 23070OZ HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
MFA PRESS CONFERENCE.
1. AT THE REGULAR WEEKLY MFA PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON (23 MAY), A JOURNALIST FROM HONG KONG ASIA RADIO ASKED WHEN THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES WOULD RESUME TALKS ON PADS AND WHAT WERE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. THE MFA SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE TALKS BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN HAD CONCLUDED YESTERDAY AS SCHEDULED. DURING THE TALKS CHINA HAD MADE CONSISTENT, POSITIVE AND COOPERATIVE EFFORTS TO REACH AN AGREEMENT. CHINA HAD PROPOSED A POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DRAFT AGREEMENT FOR THE BRITISH SIDE TO CONSIDER. THE TWO SIDES WOULD STAY IN TOUCH. THE MFA SPOKESMAN DECLINED TO SAY ANY MORE WHEN HE WAS INVITED TO ANSWER THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION.
COATES
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MAIN
88
PADS
DISTRIBUTION
95
LIMITED
HKD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
ERD
FED
RAD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD PS/PUS
MR BAYNE
JOINT DIRECTORATE
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PLANNERS PUSD
SIR J COLES
MR MILES
MR BURNS
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