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FM HONG KONG 24042OZ NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3599 OF 24 NOVEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

26 NOV 1984

CES

YOUR TELNO 2821: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT:

ANNOUNCEMENT

1. I AM GENERALLY CONTENT WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE LINES YOU PROPOSE. IT WOULD HOWEVER BE BETTER IF THE REFERENCE TO DISCUSSIONS IN HONG KONG WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, AND YOU MAY THINK THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PART IN THE PROGRAMME SHOULD BE MENTIONED MORE SPECIFICALLY. THESE POINTS COULD BE COVERED BY AMENDING THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR TEXT TO READ: ''THEY WILL HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND MEET MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL ADDRESS A JOINT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS''.

2. RESIDENT CLERK PLEASE INFORM GALSWORTHY, HKD.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PROTOCOL

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

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, ROOK K195

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