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THE HKG SHOULD BE EMBARKING ON THE PRIVATISATION PROCESS SO LATE IN
THE DAY WHEN THEY HAD DISPLAYED LITTLE INTEREST IN IT EARLIER.
5. DURING THEIR VISIT THE GROUP ALSO HAD MEETINGS WITH LI PENG (WITHOUT MUCH SUBSTANCE) AND DING GUAN'GEN (DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED FRONT WORK DEPARTMENT AND ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE POLITBURO). DAVID AKERS-JONES WAS IMPRESSED BY THE FACT THAT DING STOOD NEXT TO LI PENG AT THE ADVISERS CEREMONY, AND BY HIS GROUP'S MEETING WITH HIM. HE THOUGHT HIM A MAN TO WATCH. I TOLD DAVID THAT I COULD NOT RECALL OFFHAND WHETHER DING HAD PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS WITH HONG KONG VISITORS IN THE PAST. NONE IMMEDIATELY CAME TO MIND.
6. I AM COPYING THIS TELELETTER TO R A BURNS, AUSS, FCO AND TO A C GALSWORTHY, UKREP JLG, HONG KONG.
ROBIN MCLAREN
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