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FM HONG KONG 120845Z JAN 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 83 OF 12 JANUARY

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GALSWORTHY'S TELELETTER OF 21 DECEMBER AND MCLAREN'S REPLY 7)OF 23 DECEMBER: LU PING.

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1. LU PING ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AT THE WEEKEND. NCNA INFORMED US EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT HE WOULD BE GLAD TO ACCEPT POLITICAL ADVISER'S INVITATION TO LUNCH AND THIS HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR 13 JANUARY. BY AGREEMENT WITH NCNA ATTORNEY GENERAL, SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES) AND OPA WILL ATTEND. LU PING WILL BRING LI JUSHENG AND TWO NCNA STAFF MEMBERS (TAN GAN AND LI RUOHE) WITH HIM.

2. WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR TO NCNA THAT THIS IS A SOCIAL OCCASION. THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES WILL HOWEVER TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITIES WHICH MAY ARISE TO REINFORCE POINTS MADE IN THE WORKING PAPERS. 3. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SHOW THIS TO THE GOVERNOR, WHO MAY WISH TO INFORM SIR S.Y. CHUNG. WE WILL ENSURE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THAT THE OCCASION DOES NOT COME TO THE NOTICE OF THE PRESS.

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