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FM PEKING 180715Z APR 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 60 OF 18 APRIL

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO

FOR GOULDEN (SECRETARY OF STATES PARTY)

2 5 APR 1984

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NCMA PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE AT APPROXIMATELY 2.45 PM TODAY CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL:

CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING AND BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY

GEOFFREY HOWE HAD A WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION AND REACHED AGREEMENT ON IMPORTANT MATTERS CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF HONG KONG HERE TODAY. DENG XIAOPING REITERATED THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM IN HONG KONG WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR 50 YEARS FOLLOWING CHINA'S RECOVERY OF ITS SOVEREIGNTY OVER

HONG KONG IN 1997.

" THIS POSITION OF OURS IS TAKEN. IN CONNECTION WITH CHINA'S

LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF REALISING THE FOUR MODERNISATIONS'', SAID THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE

CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

EVANS

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

COUNCIL

/FLANNING STAFF

B/PUSD

D/ED/PUSD

*PES.B. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (MR FREELAND).

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/ME LUCE

PS/FUS

SER J BULLLARD

SER Y KARDING

KA WILSON

KC FIGHT

SIR C TIONEN,

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EMOSIQUE:

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS D

HR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

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MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE

MR GOODATT, CABINET OFFICE

MR BRIENNÄN CABINET OFFIC

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK BY KI95

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