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Hu Yaobang if this is arranged.

DSR 11C

12. The Prime Minister has agreed to make two speeches

in Peking, at the signature ceremony and the banquet.

shall previde drafts by 10 December, as you have

requested.

We

THE VISIT TO HONG KONG

13.

The aims of the visit to Hong Kong will be to

demonstrate the personal concern of the Prime Minister

for the future of the territory and the smooth

implementation of the Sino-British agreement; and to

convey to the international community a sense of

Britain's confidence in Hong Kong's continued role as a

business and financial centre; and to encourage

Hong Kong people to work to build their own future.

14. We envisage that our briefing, apart from the

steering brief, will need to comprise:

i) a brief on the

a brief on the future, covering

a) points to make in informal conversation (e.g. at

the UMELCO lunch, the reception and the Government

House dinner), including defensive briefing on

aspects of the agreement that have aroused most

concern in Hong Kong;

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