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...In Confidence
SUBJECT:
VISIT BY THE PRIME MINISTER TO PEKING AND HONG KONG:
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BRIEFING
1.
I promised in paragraph 6 of my letter of 14 November
to submit more detailed proposals on the briefing to be
provided for the Prime Minister for her talks with
Chinese leaders. For convenience this letter also covers
briefing for the Hong Kong visit.
THE VISIT TO PEKING
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2. The centrepiece of the Peking visit will be the
signature of the Hong Kong agreement. We would also
expect Hong Kong to occupy quite a prominent position in
the formal talks. There are a number of general points
which the Prime Minister could with benefit impress upon
her interlocutors. These will include our determination
to carry out scrupulously our side of the agreement (and
our expectation that the Chinese are committed to doing
the same); our wish to co-operate closely within the
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