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Mr Morris
Mr Hum
CONFIDENTIAL
19/7
20 JUL 1993
FROM: K A M Saunders
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 19 July 1993
PS/Mr Goodlad
Private Secretary
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VISIT TO LONDON BY MR MARTIN LEE AND DR YEUNG SUM, LEADER AND
DEPUTY LEADER OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG (UDHK):
22-29 JULY
Problem
1. Mr Martin Lee and Dr Yeung Sum of the UDHK plan to visit
London from 22-29 July. They have asked to see Mr Goodlad, the
Secretary of State and the Prime Minister.
Recommendation
2.
I recommend that Mr Goodlad and the Secretary of State
should agree to see them. We have provisionally pencilled in
slots on the morning of 27 July. We do not think there is a
strong case for recommending a call on the Prime Minister on
this occasion. I attach a draft Private Secretary letter to
PS/No10.
Background and Arqument
3. This visit is taking place at a stage in our constitutional
talks with China (between the eighth and ninth rounds) when
serious negotiations seem likely to get underway. Mr Lee and
Dr Yeung will be aiming to keep up the pressure on us not to make what they regard as unacceptable concessions. They will be
making the usual rounds of MPs and the media. We understand
that the burden of their song will be "better no agreement than
sum.min.PR
SLM
CONFIDENTIAL