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INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNO 920 AND YOUR TELNO 416:
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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO PEKING: PROGRAMME
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030041
MDHIAN 7485
1. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT MICHAEL SZE SHOULD BE PLACED HIGH IN THE PROTOCOL ORDER FOR THIS VISIT. I SUGGEST AFTER HMA PEKING. SZE IS A MEMBER OF EXCO. BUT MORE IMPORTANT, THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND I HAVE EMPHASISED PUBLICLY THAT HIS VISIT IS MADE ON MY PROPOSAL AND THAT HONG KONG'S INTERESTS WILL BE PARAMOUNT. I WOULD NOT WANT SZE PUSHED TOWARDS THE BACK BY THE CHINESE, EG. NOT ON THE TOP TABLE AT DINNER, THROUGH TOO LOW A POSITION IN THE PROTOCOL ORDER.
ENDS
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
65
DISTRIBUTION
72
22
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
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