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GRS 90

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 260918Z NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3606 OF 26 NOVEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

(123

PEKING TELNO 2821

FUTURE OF HONG KONG : PRIME MINISTERS VISIT.

HKK

040/57

26 NOV 1984

-FICER

PA

#

Y

AGH

Oxen

1. XU JIATUN, THE NCNA REPRESENTATIVE HERE, TOLD SIR S Y CHUNG OVER THE WEEKEND THAT THE CHINESE WERE THINKING OF INVITING ABOUT 100 PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG TO THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY. WHETHER THIS WAS THE NUMBER THAT XU HAD PROPOSED TO PEKING OR WHETHER HE HAD HAD THIS FROM PEKING WAS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR.

YOUDE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIKITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD HDI PROTOCOL PESEARCH D (MR WALKER) PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/KR LUCE PS/PUS

KR DEREK THOMAS

SIR W HARDING KR 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 ROOK K195

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR KELLY TREASURY

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