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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2318
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
OF 220701Z JULY 91
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24/2/ Sow Danes, FED jklm Wys RAD 2. Miss Sande 29pr 3. The Sainty ($2917
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
PEKING PERSONAL FOR CHARGE
VISIT TO CHINA: MR ALLEN LEE
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MDLIAN 7649
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1. ALLEN LEE TELLS ME THAT HE HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE INTERMEDIARY IN CHINA NEWS SERVICE WHO ARRANGED HIS LAST VISIT (MY TELNO 566) TO VISIT CHINA ON 6 AUGUST FOR A FEW DAYS. THE INVITATION THIS TIME INCLUDES RITA FAN.
2. ALLEN LEE HAS BEEN TOLD THAT HE CAN EXPECT TO SEE WANG RENZHONG AND POSSIBLY LI PENG AND ZHU RONGJI. AT LEAST SOME OF THE MEETINGS WILL BE AT BEIDAIHE.
3. NO PARTICULAR SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION. ALLEN LEE THINKS THEY PROBABLY WANT TO SOUND HIM OUT FOR HIS VIEWS ON THE SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS. THIS SOUND PLAUSIBLE. HE IS NOT SURE WHY RITA FAN HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE INVITATION THIS TIME BUT TELLS ME THAT HE THINKS THE CHINESE HAVE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON RITA FAN FOR SOME TIME AS A BRIGHT, YOUNGISH, POLITICAL LEADER AND MAY HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST BECAUSE SHE CHAIRS THE OMELCO SECURITY PANEL, COVERING VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS AS WELL AS POLICE MATTERS.
4. ALLEN LEE STRESSED THAT HE WISHED TO KEEP HIS VISIT VERY PRIVATE. NCNA HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED. IN HONG KONG HE HAS TOLD LYDIA DUNN BUT NO OTHERS AMONGST HIS EXCO AND LEGCO COLLEAGUES. I HAVE TOLD HIM THAT I TOO WILL RESTRICT KNOWLEDGE OF HIS VISIT TO A MINIMUM LEST GOSSIP ABOUT WHAT HE IS DOING SHOULD CAUSE EMBARRASSMENT.
5. I HAVE ENCOURAGED ALLEN LEE TO SPEAK QUITE OPENLY ABOUT HIS ASSESSMENT OF THE POLITICAL SCENE. HE SHOULD EMPHASISE THE IMPORTANCE WE ATTACH TO FINDING WAYS TO ENSURE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN EXCO AND LEGCO AFTER THE ELECTIONS SO THAT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS CONTINUES TO BE MANAGED WELL IN THE NEW LEGCO. I HAVE
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