CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 26010OZ PEKING
TELNO 817
OF 2517OOZ JULY 91
INFO DESKBY 26010OZ HONG
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG
KONG
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HKD 026/13 Pa
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HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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MDHOAN 7810
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HONG KONG: PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
HONG KONG:
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PS/LORD CAITHNESS, SIR R MCLAREN,
PLEASE PASS: MR BURNS, MR DAVIES (ALL VISITING)
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA AND HONG KONG: 1 - 6 SEPTEMBER
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PLEASE APPROACH THE MFA AND TELL THEM THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WISHES TO TAKE UP PREMIER LI PENG'S INVITATION AT AN EARLY DATE.
HE PROPOSES TO VISIT PEKING BETWEEN 2 4 SEPTEMBER, ARRIVING PM
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2 SEPTEMBER WITH THE REST OF THAT DAY KEPT FREE FOR RECUPERATION AND LEAVING ON 4 SEPTEMBER SO AS TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG LATE
AFTERNOON THAT DAY. THE MAIN PROGRAMME WOULD THUS BE ON 3
SEPTEMBER. HE WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG IMMEDIATELY AFTER
PEKING.
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THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MRS MAJOR, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, THE PRIME MINISTER'S PPS, CMR GRAHAM BRIGHT MP), AND HIS PERSONAL ADVISER (SIR P CRADOCK), AS WELL AS OFFICIALS. HE WILL TRAVEL BY VC10.
3. YOU SHOULD EXPRESS THE HOPE FOR A VERY EARLY RESPONSE ABOUT THE PROPOSED DATES. YOU SHOULD ADD THAT WE SHALL MAKE PROPOSALS ABOUT THE AGENDA ONCE THE DATES HAVE BEEN SETTLED AND THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE DATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
4. WE ARE PUTTING TO NO 10 THE QUESTIONS OF WHETHER THE GOVERNOR SHOULD ALSO VISIT PEKING FOR THE MOU SIGNATURE CHONG KONG TELNO 2293), AND THE GUARD OF HONOUR (YOUR TELNO 1117). WE SHALL LET YOU HAVE FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THESE POINTS AND THE QUESTION OF A VISIT BY QIAN QICHEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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HURD
GRATEFUL FOR NEWS OF ANY CHINESE RESPONSE DESKBY 26083OZ
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