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TELNO 2952 OF 11/12/84

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YOUR TELNO 1521 AND HONG KONG TELNOS 1396, 1397 AND 1403 AND TOKYO TELNO 161 TO HONG KONG: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: HONG KONG ATTENDANCE.

1. I CALLED ON LUO JIAHUAN THIS AFTERNOON AND SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED, EXCEPT THAT IN THE LIGHT OF THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF TOKYO TUR I DID NOT MAKE THE POINT IN HONG KONG TELNO 3756 (PARAGRAPH 3(E) OF YOUR TUR).

2. I DREW ON PARAGRAPH 1(B)(1), (H) AND (B) OF SECOND HONG KONG TUR WHEN EXPLAINING THE REASONING BEHIND OUR REQUEST TO DELETE THE FOUR CIVIL SERVICE UNION REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CHINESE LIST. LUO UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. I DID NOT THEREFORE PUT FORWARD THE COMPROMISE SOLUTION IN THE SECOND HALF OF PARAGRAPH 1(B) OF SECOND HONG KONG TUR.

3. LUO TOOK CAREFUL NOTE OF ALL THE POINTS MADE ABOUT THE LISTS. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ASPECT OF THE VISIT. HE COMMENTED THAT HIS PERSONAL IMPRESSION WAS THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT IN VIEW OF THE COMPLEXITY OF HONG KONG TO ACHIEVE A HIGHLY BALANCED REPRESENTATION. FROM THE CHINESE POINT OF VIEW THE OBSERVERS WERE IN ANY CASE BEING INVITED AS INDIVIDUALS AND NOT IN ANY OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

4. HONG KONG TELNO 1403 DID NOT REACH US BEFORE MY DEPARTURE FOR THE MFA. I DID, HOWEVER, MAKE THE POINT IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF SECOND HONG KONG TUR TO LUO. LUO WAS UNABLE TO COMMENT ON THIS, BUT UNDERTOOK TO LOOK INTO IT.

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