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DESK BY FCO 10070OZ
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DESKBY PEKING 10043OZ
FM HONG KONG 10041OZ DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3748 OF 10 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, TOKYO (FOR SIR E YOUDE)
MIPT: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: HONG KONG ATTENDANCE
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1. ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ONLY THE COMMENTS IN PARAS 6(2) AND (3) OF MY TELNO 1380 TO PEKING HAVE BEEN CONVEYED TO ZHOU NAN (SEE PARA 1 OF PEKING TELNO 2926) WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE CHINESE LISTS :
(A) FIRST LIST (PEKING TELNO 2901):
(1) MS. FENG RUOTING COULD BE DROPPED. SHE IS A STAFF MEMBER OF THE HK GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND NOT THE MOST SENIOR ONE AT THAT. WE HAVE NOMINATED THE CHAMBER'S CHAIRMAN, JACK TANG. (11) WE ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY LI BAOZHONG OF THE WORLDWIDE CO. UNLESS THE CHINESE HAVE GOOD REASONS FOR INCLUDING HIM WE SUGGEST
HE BE DROPPED.
(111) MAT HAIHUA OF THE HK UNION OF SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD BE DROPPED FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN PARA 6(4) OF MY TELNO 1380 TO
PEKING.
(IV) GUO YUANHAN OF THE CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS ASSOCIATION SHOULD
BE DROPPED (SEE PARA 3(C) OF MIPT).
(V) IN VIEW OF THE INCLUSION OF JUE GUANG, WE ARE PREPARED TO WITHDRAW OUR NOMINATION OF WONG WAN-TIN AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE BUDDHISTS (PARA 1(Q) OF MY TELNO 3687).
(B) SECOND LIST (PEKING TELNO 2927) :
(1) NONE (REPEAT NONE) OF THE FIRST EIGHT NAMES (ALL CIVIL SERVANTS) SHOULD BE INCLUDED: SEE PARA 3(C) OF MIPT. (FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT WISH TO EXPAND THE LIST
OF OFFICIALS BEYOND THOSE ALREADY NAMED, MOST OF WHOM WERE
ASSOCIATED MORE OR LESS CLOSELY WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS OR HAD
SOME PARTICULAR LOCUS STANDI. IN PARTICULAR, HE DOES NOT (NOT)
WISH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OR THE SENIOR LOCAL POLICE OFFICER
TO BE INCLUDED.) CONFIDENTIAL
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