TNAG-1224-FCO40-1537-Visits-to-the-UK-by-official-and-unofficial-members-of-the-E-1983 — Page 142

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Call on Prime Minister by Sir S Y Chung,

Senior Official, 4 May 1983

Sir S Y Chung, who will be in London on a private visit to receive honorary distinctions from engineering institutions, is calling on the Prime Minister at 5 pm on 4 May. He will also see Mr Pym and Lord Belstead. I enclose a brief. The visit will provide a useful opportunity to reassure Sir S Y that HMG attaches importance to close cooperation with the Unofficials and that the hiatus in the talks with the Chinese does not mean that we are weakening in our objectives. This is a point on which the Governor has placed particular stress.

We have written separately

about this. The brief will need completing when the Prime Minister's views on the point are known.

The Governor has also emphasised the need for a positive public line to be taken about Sir S Y Chung's visit. He has suggested that our comment to the press on the visit should emphasise the importance which Ministers attach to their meetings with Sir S Y. He would like it added that Ministers have discussed the situation fully with him and that they assured him that HMG remain fully committed to the pursuit of the agreed objectives of holding talks with the Government of the PRC in order to maintain the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong. We agree with the Governor that this would be useful. Unless you see any objection, FCO News Department will take this line. It would be helpful if the No 10 press office did the same for the call on the Prime Minister.

A J Coles Esq 10 Downing Street

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