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CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

0 9 NOV 1984

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FM HONG KONG 090910Z NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3434 OF 9 NOVEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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-MY TELNO 3421 AND YOUR TELNO 1387 TO PEKING: PRIME MINISTER'S

VISIT TO PEKING AND HONG KONG.

1. IF IT WOULD HELP FOR A MEETING WITH DENG, THE HONG KONG

PROGRAMME COULD AT A PINCH BE REARRANGED TO PERMIT THE PRIME

MINISTER TO LEAVE PEKING MID-MORNING AND ARRIVE IN HONG KONG

SHORTLY AFTER LUNCH. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT UMELCO WOULD OBJECT

TO THE LUNCH BEING OMITTED FROM THE PROGRAMME IF THE PRIME

MINISTER IS TO ADDRESS A JOINT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, THOUGH I SHALL NEED TO HAVE A WORD ABOUT

THIS WITH EXCO. THE PROGRAMME FOR 21 DECEMBER COULD START AFTER

LUNCH AS PLANNED WITH A DISTRICT VISIT.

2. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND AS REGARDS THE SECRETARY

OF STATE'S PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG. HE MIGHT WISH TO ATTEND A

MEETING OF EXCO AND POSSIBLY UMELCO WHILE THE PRIME MINISTER

IS ON THE DISTRICT VISIT. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT I COULD NOT PERSONALLY ACCOMPANY HER BUT ONE OF THE SENIOR SECRETARIES

CONCERNED COULD STAND IN ON THAT OCCASION. I PRESUME THE

SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD WISH TO BE PRESENT AT THE OTHER

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 21.

3. I NOTE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL NEED TO LEAVE HONG KONG

EARLY ON THE MORNING OF 22 DECEMBER. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT

THE PRESS CONFERENCE BE HELD ON THAT DAY, AFTER THE SPEECH TO THE

JOINT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO HOLD A 45-MINUTE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 8.30 A.M.,

AND FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART HONG KONG ABOUT HALF AN HOUR

AFTER THE END OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD.

HD/FED.

HD

PLANNING STAFF.

HD! PUSD

HD / PROTOCOL.D. DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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