TNAG-1304-FCO40-1660-Visit-by-Sir-Geoffrey-Howe--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-a-1984 — Page 190

CEORET

GRS 100

SECRET

FROM PEKING 13112OZ JUL 34

TO FLASH FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1418 OF 13 JUL

INFO FLASH HONG KONG

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HKCK

027/21.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

16 JUL 1984

DESK OFFICE

HONG KONG TELNO 1922 AND YOUR TELNO 767 : SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT.

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1. ZHOU NAN SUGGESTS DELETION OF FIRST SENTENCE AND SUBSTITUTION OF ''SIR GEOFFREY HOWE** FOR THE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SENTENCE. HE ALSO SUGGESTS WU XUBQIAN'S FULL TITLE 'STATE COUNSELLOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER'', HE IS OTHERWISE CONTENT. 2. PLEASE AMEND ''28AN 31 JULY'' TO READ 27 AND 31 JULY'. 3. WE SHALL NOT ISSUE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE. BUT MY PRESS OFFICER WILL GIVE COPIES TO THE MAIN NEWS AGENCIES.

EVANS

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

COPIES TO:-

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR C TICKELL MR GOODALL

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR MARTIN

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFI

MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN

CABINET OFFICE

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE

PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.

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