TNAG-1158-FCO40-1438-Visit-by-Margaret-Thatcher--UK-Prime-Minister--to-Hong-Kong--1982 — Page 93

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7. TANG MADE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS:

A) MRS THATCHER AND SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS OF HER PARTY WOULD BE EXPECTED TO FLY FROM PEKING TO SHANGHAI, WITH SOME OF THE CHINESE HOSTS, IN A CHINESE VIP AIRCRAFT (PROBABLY A TRIDENT) SEMICOLON

B) HE ASKED WHETHER MRS THATCHER WOULD LAY A WREATH ON THE TIENANMEN SQUARE MONUMENT TO THE MARTYRS OF THE REVOLUTION. MOST VISITING HEADS OF STATE/PRIME MINISTERS DO SO AND I RECOMMEND THAT MRS THATCHER AGREES SEMICOLON

C) THE MFA WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN IDEA OF THE APPROXIMATE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF MRS THATCHER'S PARTY, AND AN ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBERS OF JOURNALISTS WHO MAY ACCOMPANY HER.

8. I SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW AT ABOUT WHAT TIME ON THE MORNING OF 26 SEPTEMBER THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE SHANGHAI FOR HONG KONG.

9. IF THESE WOULD BE OF INTEREST WE MIGHT TRY TO ADD TO THE PROGRAMME IN PEKING

A) THE RECORDING OF AN INTERVIEW WITH MRS THATCHER FOR CHINESE TELEVISION SEMICOLON

B) A VISIT TO CHINESE ARTISTS' STUDIOS OR PAINTING ACADEMY OR TO THE MUSIC CONSERVATOIRE SEMICOLON

C) A VISIT TO THE BRITISH-TRAINED DOCTOR GEORGE WU'S PEKING CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

CRADOCK

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HK & GD

P & CD

PS

PS/LORD BELSTEAD

PS/PUS

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

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