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FM FCO 111215Z JANUARY 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 45 OF 11 JANUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS NEW YORK (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG)

YOUR TELNO 72: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRESS COVERAGE OF SPEECH BY

XU JIATUN.

1. GRATEFUL FOR THE FULL TEXT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE KEY

POINTS IN XU'S SPEECH SO THAT MINISTERS CAN BE FULLY BRIEFED

BEFORE THE VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR AND UNOFFICIALS.

2. XU APPEARS TO HAVE MADE 14 POINTS AS OPPOSED TO THE 12 MADE

IN THE FORMAL TALKS BY YAO GUANG. IT SEEMS TO US AT FIRST GLANCE

THAT D IN YOUR TELEGRAM IS A SLIGHT ELABORATION ON WHAT HAS BEEN

SAID PUBLICLY BEFORE, AS IS K, WHILE N AND O MAY BE

NEW POINTS. ON G THE CHINESE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT EXISTING

LAWS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED IN MANY OR MOST RESPECTS. THIS IS

RATHER DIFFERENT FROM THE WORDING IN THE TUR.

HOWE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)

RES.B. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM FALACE

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 D

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

SIR C TICKELL

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

SIR A PARSONS 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 WH MZ 21

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