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D) A brief on international issues, to be provided by

the FCO.

A.

Hong Kong Brief

6.

We envisage that this will comprise

B.

i) The speech to be delivered at the

the signature

ceremony;

ii) General points to be made in the talks with

Premier Zhao Ziyang or during informal conversation

with Chinese leaders (but see para 11 below for the

call on Deng);

iii) Background on the signature ceremony, on

Chinese concerns relating to the agreement and on

the main preoccupations in Hong Kong.

Bilateral Political Brief

7. This would begin with a short tour d'horizon of the

growth of bilateral relations in recent years. The Prime

Minister could mention particularly the growth of trade,

the expansion of contacts in science and technology, and

the intensification of political dialogue. The

conclusion would be that relations have never been more

substantive and that we wish to take all opportunities to

continue this trend. The Prime Minister could underline

our

interest in the success of China's current

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