FIKCO10/1
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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 3
OF 040135Z JANUARY 91
INFO PRIORITY FCO
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062216
MDLIAN 8325
Chinese personalities involved with HK.
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HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR.
FCO PERSONAL FOR BURNS, AUSS.
90/HKCO10/1 (43)
MY TELNO 1662 TO FCO (PARA 2).
1. FOLLOWING IS TRANSLATION OF A LETTER TO ME DATED 20 DECEMBER ON NOTEPAPER OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL FROM JI PENGFEI.
''I WAS VERY PLEASED TO RECEIVE YOUR LETTER AND, THROUGH YOU, THE GOOD WISHES OF SIR DAVID WILSON, THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. MAY I EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO YOU BOTH FOR YOUR KINDNESS. THOUGH I RESIGNED FROM THE POST AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL, I WILL KEEP UP MY INTEREST IN THE HONG KONG SITUATION. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF BOTH SIDES, THE COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN IS AT PRESENT IMPROVING FURTHER. I HOPE THAT BOTH SIDES WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR DISCUSSION AND COOPERATION IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT DECLARATION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE LONG TERM STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG AND TO ACHIEVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 1997.
MAY I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, IN THE NAME OF MY WIFE AND MYSELF TO WISH YOU AND SIR DAVID GREAT SUCCESS IN YOUR WORK''.
DONALD
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