TNAG-0841-FCO40-1050-Visit-of-Sir-Murray-MacLehose--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--to-Chi-1979 — Page 242

中华人民共和国对外贸易部

(Translation)

Sir Crawford Murray Maclehose

Governor of Hongkong

Peking, February 9, 1979

Sir,

I wish to express to you my thanks for the

friendly hospitality you extended to me on my stop-

over in Hongkong last December.

With great pleasure

I now invite you, Sir, and your wife to come to China

The spe-

for a friendly visit in the spring of 1979.

cific time of your visit may be determined through

consultations by our two sides. I warmly look forward

to your coming visit.

Please accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest

consideration.

LI QIANG

Minister of Foreign Trade

People's Republic of China