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FM HONG KONG 160531Z DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1433 OF 16 DECEMBER
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MIPT: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT : HONG KONG ATTENDANCE.
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1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT, MINUS THE LIST, WHICH ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION NOT YET AVAILABLE.
BEGINS.
THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE RT. HONORABLE MARGARET THATCHER, AND THE PREMIER OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, MR. ZHAO ZIYANG, WILL FORMALLY SIGN
THE SINO BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG ON 19 DECEMBER 1984. THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF
THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HAS INVITED A GROUP OF WELL-KNOWN PERSONS FROM ALL CIRCLES IN HONG KONG TO BE PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY IN BEIJING. THE GROUP WILL DEPART HONG KONG ON 18 DECEMBER AND RETURN ON 20 DECEMBER. THE LIST
OF THOSE INVITED WAS DECIDED AFTER CORDIAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS. A TOTAL OF 101 PERSONS HAVE ACCEPTED THE INVITATION TO ATTEND. THE LIST IS AS FOLLOWS:
(IN ORDER OF THE NUMBER OF STROKES IN THE CHARACTER FOR EACH PERSONS SURNAME,)
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A NUMBER OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVITED WERE UNABLE TO ACCEPT, OWING TO PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS.
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