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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELNO 317
OF 01045OZ FEBRUARY 92
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS FROM FINANCIAL SECRETARY
PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR PAUL
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PEKING TELNO 146 TO FCO: CONFIDENTIAL DIALOGUE ON FINANCIAL MATTERS: NEXT MEETING WITH THE CHINESE
19 FEBRUARY IS NOT ENTIRELY CONVENIENT, AS DAVID NENDICK WILL HAVE TO ATTEND EXCO AND LEGCO ON 18 AND 19 FEBRUARY RESPECTIVELY. WE THEREFORE PREFER TO HOLD THE MEETING ON FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHINESE. IF IT BECOMES GLEAR THAT 19 FEBRUARY 18 THE ONLY SLOT AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FILTURE, WE CAN MANAGE IT BUT THE TEAM WILL HAVE TO BE LED BY JOSEPH YAM.
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OTHER TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE THE SAME AS THE NOVEMBER MEETING (CHAN, BRADLEY AND INTERPRETER).
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE CONTENT FOR PEKING TO PASS OUR PROPOSED AGENDA (PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 124) TO THE CHINESE). ON THE DISCLOSURE OF THE SIZE OF THE EXCHANGE FUND, WE WILL NEED TO INFORM THE CHINESE BEFORE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S ANNOUNCEMENT IN HIS BUDGET SPEECH ON 4 MARCH. THERE IS THEREFORE SOME URGENCY IN KNOWING WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS.
WILSON
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