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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 071540Z NOV 84
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1385 OF 7 NOVEMBER
AND TO HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BTC)
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YOUR TELNO 2627: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO
PEKING AND HONG KONG
1. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS NOW DECIDED ON THE FOLLOWING TIMING
FOR HER PROPOSED VISIT TO PEKING AND HONG KONG:
EVENING OF 18 DECEMBER LEAVE LONDON
EVENING OF 19 DECEMBER
MORNING OF 21 DECEMBER
MORNING OF 22 DECEMBER
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THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD
ARRIVE PEKING
PEKING TO HONG KONG
LEAVE HONG KONG
THUS SPEND TWO NIGHTS AND THE WHOLE OF
20 DECEMBER IN PEKING AND PROBABLY A LITTLE UNDER 24 HOURS IN
HONG KONG,
2.
PEKING ONLY. PLEASE NOW INFORM THE CHINESE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S DECISION AND SEEK THEIR AGREEMENT TO THE PROPOSED
DATES. WE SHOULD WELCOME YOUR SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT PROGRAMME
WE SHOULD SUGGEST TO THE PRIME MINISTER FOR 20 DECEMBER. OUR
INITIAL THINKING (ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL
ARRIVE TOO LATE FOR ANY ENGAGEMENTS ON 19 DECEMBER) IS THAT IT
MIGHT COMPRISE:
A) THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY.
B) TALKS WITH PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE TIME
FOR ONLY ONE ROUND.
C) CALLS ON CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING AND POSSIBLY ALSO GENERAL
SECRETARY HU YAOBANG.
D) A BANQUET GIVEN BY THE CHINESE.
3. SPEECHES PRESENT A SLIGHT PROBLEM. WE SHOULD LIKE THE PRIME
MINISTER TO MAKE A MAJOR SPEECH DURING THE VISIT: THE BANQUET
WOULD BE THE OBVIOUS OCCASION. BUT IF THERE WERE ALSO SPEECHES
AT THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY SHE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THIS THE FOCUS
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