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TELEGRAM NUMBER 130 OF 25TH JAN 84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: COMMENTS BY HU YAOBANG
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2/ JAN 1984
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1. HU YAOBANG TOLD FRENCH JOURNALISTS ON 24 JANUARY THAT CHINA
WELCOMED THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN THE SINO-BRITISH NEGOTIATINS
ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE. THE PROGRESS WAS DUE TO THE SENSIBLE ATTITUDE OS LOOKING AHEAD ADOPTED BY BOTH SIDES AND THE
FRIENDLY POSTURES THY TOOK IN THE INTERSTS OF BOTH. IT NOW SEEMED POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE THE HONG KONG ISSUE IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH COUNTRIES SINCE THE NEGOTIATIONS HAD BEEN GOING ON SMOOTHLY. THE PROGRESS IN THE TALKS WOULD HELP PROMOTE SNO-BRITISH FRIENDLY RELATIONS. IT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT THING TO REACH A SMOOTH SETTLEMENT OF THE HONG KONG QUESTION THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF
THE BASICZINTERESTS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES. NATURALLY SOME
TIME WAS NEEDED TO DISCUSS SOME DETAILED QUESTIONS.
2. HU'S COMMENTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED IN THE CHINA DAILY AND
PEOPLES DAILY OF 25 JANUARY.
EVANS
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.D. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
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
MR BURROWS
NEWS D
LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM K195
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