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FROM PEKING 121135Z DEC 34

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2961 OF 12/12/84

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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MY TEL NO 2959 AND HONG KONG TEL N O 1407:

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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT:. HONG KONG ATTENDANCE

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Action Taken

JAK 141217/2

1. Lh CHUANSHENG (MFA) TELEPHONED US THIS EVENIN. HE HAD OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THE HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE

(HKMO) IN RESPONSE TO OUR ENQUIRIES:

(A) INVITATIONS TO TS LOAND DR HENRIETTA IP HAD

ALREADY BEEN ISSUED:

(B) THE MFA HAD ASKED THE NCNA HONG KONG TO ACCEDE TO OUR REQUEST THAT INVITATIONS TO UNOFFICIALS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD BE

PASSED THROUGH THE POLITICAL ADVISER'S OFFICE:

(C) NCNA HONG KONG WOULD ANNOUNCE TO THE PRESS IN DUE COURSE

A ''NAME LIST OF WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO

WILL BE INVITED BY THE HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE

OF THE STATE COUNCIL TO OBSERVE THE SIGNATURE OF THE

SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE

QUESTION OF HONG KONG IN PEKING''. WE ASKED

LIIF HE COULD BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE CHINESE

PROPOSED TIMING FOR SUCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS PLANNED

BUT BELIEVED THAT IN DUE COURSE' MEANT

VERY SOON. HONG KONG MAY WISH TO PURSUE THIS POINT

DIRECT WITH THE NCNA IN HONG KONG.

(D) L HAD BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN A COMPLETE INVITATION LIST.

THE OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE AT THE HKMO HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE

ALL AFTERNOON. LI WAS THUS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER OR

NOT DR HO HAD BEEN INVITED. HE UNDERTOOK TO PURSUE THIS

QUESTION OF A COMPLETE LIST TOMORROW

EVANS

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MR WILSON CONFIDENTIAL

SIR P CRADOCK (2)