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TO DESKBY 31100OZ FCO
TELNO 146
OF 31085OZ JANUARY 92
AND TO DESKBY 31100OZ HONG KONG
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
UKREP JLG HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR PAUL
OUR TELNO 131: CONFIDENTIAL DIALOGUE ON FINANCIAL MATTERS: NEXT MEETING WITH THE CHINESE
1. HKMAO (MFA) CALLED THIS AFTERNOON WITH DATES FOR THE NEXT ROUND
OF TALKS. THEY INITIALLY SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL THE 2ND HALF OF MARCH OR THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. WE EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT THE CHINESE SIDE NEEDED SO LONG TO PREPARE AND REPEATED OUR HOPE THAT THE NEXT ROUND COULD BE HELD IN FEBRUARY. THE HKMAO THEN PROPOSED THE 19 FEBRUARY IN PEKING. WE REPLIED THAT THIS SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE AND THAT WE WOULD CONFIRM AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. HKMAO REQUESTED THAT WE PROVIDE AN AGENDA BEFORE 3 FEBRUARY. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA DETAILS (HONG KONG
TELNO 124 REFERS).
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