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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
FROM PEKING 270845Z NOV 84
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2827 OF 27/11/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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PEKING TEL NO 2821 AND YOUR TELNO 2347 TO HONG KONG:
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT:
HONG KONG ATTENDANCE
1. TOWARDS THE END OF MY CALL ON LUO JIAHUAN THIS AFTERNON
TO DISCUSS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT
(MY TEL NO 2826), LUO REFERRED TO THE
AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH ZHOU NAN ON 23 NOVEMBER WHEN
THE PRESENCE OF HONG KONG OFFICIALS AT THE SIGNATURE
WAS DISCUSSED (OUR TUR). LUO ASKED IF I HAD
RECEIVED DETAILS OF THE NAMES AND POSITIONS OF THOSE
WHOM WE HAD IN MIND. I SAID THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ADD TO WHAT
THE AMBASSADOR HAD EARLIER SAID. LUO THEN OFFERED AS HIS PERSONAL
OPINION (SHORTLY AFTER CONSULTING ZHOU NAN ON THE VISIT ACCOUN-
CEMENT) THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WE HAD IN
MIND COULD ATTEND THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY, IF THEY SO WISHED,
AS MEMBERS OF THE OBSERVERS (IE HONG KONG NOTABLES) DELEGATION.
HE ASKED IF WE COULD AGREE TO THIS. I REPEATED THAT I WAS
WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS BUT UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. IN THE COURSE
OF SUBSEQUENT CLARIFCATION, LUO DREW A DISTINCTION BETWEEN
THREE CATEGORIES OF HONG KONG REPRESENTATION:
(A) THE GOVERNOR AND POLITICAL ADVISER: THEIR INCLUSION
IN THE PRIME MINSTER'S DELEGATION WOULD BE NO PROBLEM:
(B) OTHER HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS (NAZARETH, MATHEWS, DAVISON):
LUO WAS UNSURE IF OFFICIALS IN THIS CATEGORY COULD BE
INCLUDED AS MEMBERS OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S DELEGATION FOR THE
SIGNATURE. HE SAID HE WAS UNSURE WHETHER THERE WOULD BE
SUFFICIENT SPACE. THEY COULD OF COURSE IN ANY CASE
ATTEND WITH THE OBSERVERS.
(C) HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO HAD
NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS: IN LUO'S VIEW IT
WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THEM TO
ATTEND AS OBSERVERS
THOMSON
KENT
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
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HD/FED
HD/PUSD
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD IPROTOCOL D
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/R LUCE
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SIR W HARD ING
KR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
ER ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
KR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROTS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE KR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST
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