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FM HONG KONG 200554Z SEP BØ

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1219 OF 20 SEPTEMBER

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO CHINA.

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A BACKGROUND ARTICLE ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO THE FAR EAST BY THE LPS DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT (RETRACT 13419 SEPTEMBER) SAYS THAT, WHILE IN CHINA, BILATERAL TOPICS DEALT WITH WILL INCLUDE THE LONG TERM FUTURE OF HONG KONG'.

2. WE MUST SURELY AVOID GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT THE LONG TERM FUTURE OF HONG KONG IS ON THE AGENDA, IN PRESS BRIEFING I SUGGEST THAT WE STICK TO THE LINE THIT BILATERAL ISSUES WILL INCLUDE MATTERS AFFECTING HONG KONG, EMPHASISING THAT RELATIONS OVER HONG KONG ARE EXCELLENT ALTHOUGH THERE ARE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS IMMIGRATION WHICH REQUIRE FURTHER JOINT EFFORT.

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COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE

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PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR E YOUDE

MR DONALD

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