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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2189 OF 1 AUGUST
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, BRUSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CG NEW YORK
FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
HKG/GT/76: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO CHINA.
1. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO CHINA THE FOLLOWING JOINT PRESS COMMUNIQUE WAS ISSUED IN PEKING:
BEGINS
AT THE INVITATION OF STATE COUNCILLOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER WU XUEQIAN, THE BRITISH FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, PAID A WORKING VISIT TO PEKING FROM 27 TO 31 JULY. DURING HIS VISIT SIR GEOFFREY HOWE ALSO HAD FRIENDLY DISCUSSIONS WITH CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING, PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG AND STATE
COUNCILLOR JI PENGFEI.
DURING THESE MEETINGS THE TWO SIDES REVIEWED THE COURSE OF THE TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. THEY REAFFIRMED THEIR JOINT WISH TO CONCLUDE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AN AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG. THEY AGREED THAT SIR GEOFFREY HOWE'S TALKS WITH CHINESE LEADERS HAD RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARDS
ACHIEVING THAT OBJECTIVE.
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