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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM PEKING 190429Z OCT 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2627 OF 19/10/84

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

KKK 040/57

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 2 OCT 1984

OFFICER

PA

1624/10

REGISTRY

Action oken

MY TELNO 2596: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT

1. ZHOU NAN ASKED ME TO CALL ON HIM THIS MORNING.

2. ZHOU SAND THAT HE HAD REPORTED THE PROPOSALS WHICH HE HAD PUT AT OUR MEETING ON 15 OCTOBER TO ZHAO ZIYANG AND OTHER

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CHINESE LEADERS. HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO INFORM ME THAT ZHAO AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WARMLY WELCOMED THE PROPOSED VISIT

OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN DECEMBER TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS ON HONG KONG. FOR ZHAO, THE FIRST OF THE TWO SETS OF DATES SUGGESTED,' (HỀ HÌN THE 10 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS) WOULD BE THE MORE CONVENIENT.

3. H SAID THAT WOULD REPORT. AS #HAD SAID AT OUT LAST MEETING," THE PRIME MINISTER WAS NOT PLANNING TO MAKE ANY FINAL DECISION ON TIMING UNTIL EARLY NOVEMBER,

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

(REPEATED AS REQUESTEDĮ

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

MR DEREK THOMAS

SIR W HARDING MR GOODALL MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO:-

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF TH EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS D

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR MARTIN ASST STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE

MR COLVIN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR KELLY TREASURY

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