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4.

RESTRICTED

TALKS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ON THE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG ARE CONTINUING THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS

IN PEKING AND ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE PROGRESS. THE EIGHTEENTH

ROUND OF TALKS TOOK PLACE ON 11/12 JULY AND THE NINETEENTH

WILL TAKE PLACE ON 24/25 JULY. THE WORKING GROUP WHICH WAS

ESTABLISHED TO CONSIDER DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE TWO SIDES

IN PURSUIT OF THEIR OBJECTIVE OF REACHING AGREEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OVER THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, CONTINUES TO MEET FULL-TIME BETWEEN THE FORMAL ROUNDS OF TALKS.

HOWE

BY TELEGRAPH TO:

BONN

BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS (UKREP, EEC)

VIENNA

ISLAMABAD

BELGRADE

KATHMANDU

MOSCOW

MANILA

NEW YORK (UKMIS)

PEKING

SEOUL

WASHINGTON

TOKYO

OTTAWA

BRUSSELS (UKDEL NATO) COPENHAGEN

THE HAGUE

LISBON

LUXEMBOURG

OSLO

PARIS

ROME

GENEVA (UKMIS)

BUBLIN

HELSINKI

MADRID

STOCKHOLM

NEW YORK (BIS)

CARACAS

MEXICO CITY

BRASILIA

JEDDA

KUWAIT

CAPE TOWN PRETORIA BANGKOK JAKARTA

[ALL PRIORITY]

CANBERRA WELLINGTON NEW DELHI KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE HONG KONG BTC HONG KONG

GIBRALTAR (PERSONAL)

DACCA

DAR-ES-SALAAM

NAIROBI

HARARE

KAMPALA

BRIDGETOWN

[ALL ROUTINE]

AND SAVING TO CERTAIN OTHER POSTS

FCO (PALACE) WHITEHALL

INFOMATION D

ADDITIONAL DISTN: GUIDANCE

REST?

RESTRICTED)

STRICTED

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