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TELEGRAM NUMBER HK 335 OF 21 FEBRUARY 1983

TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

23 FEB 1983

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SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS (FOR MR MÁSEFIELD)

FROM COMMISSIONER, LONDON OFFICE

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COPY TO MR DICK CLIFT (FCO, HKGD) (GD)

NIR. 127

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AS STATED IN MY TELNO 127 OF 9.2.83, HEAD OF LIAISON DIVISION VICTOR CHANN AND HIS LIAISON OFFICER/1 POON CHI-HUNG ATTENDED FAREWELL PARTY FOR CHINESE AMBASSADOR KE HUA ORGANISED IN THE NAME OF CHINESE PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN BRITAIN' HELD IN LONDON ON 20.2.83. SOME 200 PEOPLE INCLUDING GUESTS FROM CHINESE EMBASSY, BANK OF CHINA AND HKGO WERE THERE.

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IN THE AMBASSADOR'S RELATIVELY SHORT SPEECH, HE URGED THE CHINESE IN BRITAIN TO REMEMBER FIVE POINTS AND

WBRK ON THEM:-

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(A)

CHINA HAS LEARNED FROM HER PAST MISTAKES AND

IS NOW GOING THE RIGHT AND STABLE

WAY UNDER THE REVISED CONSTITUTION.

(B)

HER POLICIES ARE TO IMPROVE THE WEALTH OF THE NATION AND THE WELL-BEING OF HER PEOPLE.

(C)

CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IMPROVING SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS IN ALL ASPECTS.

(D)

UNITE CHINA THROUGH REUNIFICATION OF TAIWAN AND RECOVERY OF SOVEREIGNTY OF HONG

KONG.

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(E)

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ALL CHINESE PEOPLE SHOULD UNITE. CHINESE IN BRITAUN SHOULD MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO FORGIVE AND FORGET DIFFERENCES, LET BYGONES BE BYGONES AND UNITE IN FUTURE.+++