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HONG KONG: PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR
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YOUR TELNO 1190: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA AND HONG KONG:
ANNOUNCEMENT
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We agree that the announcement of the visit should be made on
Friday, 2 August. Grateful if you would revert to the Chinese on
the following basis.
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2. Timing: No 10 would normally make an
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announcement at 1100
hours (ie 1000 GMT). This would presumably be too late for the
Chinese. We suggest a compromise at 1000 hours in London and
1800 hours in Peking (Hong Kong may also wish to refer to the
announcement at the same time).
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3 The suggested text of our announcement
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is as
follows: BEGINS
At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Peng, the Prime
Minister, the Rt Hon John Major MP will visit China from 2
4 September 1991. He will be accompanied by the Foreign
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