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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2753

OF 06090OZ DECEMBER 85

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 1920 : VISIT TO HONG KONG BY STATE COUNCILLOR

JI PENGFEI.

WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THIS REACTION. THE SPEAKING NOTE AS

AMENDED BY YOUR TELNO 1921, WAS PUT TO EXCO THIS MORNING

(CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY). THE COUNCIL WERE CONTENT WITH

THE GENERAL THRUST. WE SHALL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING MINOP

AMENDMENTS.

PAPA. 3. AFTER ''EVEN BETTER ROAD SYSTEM** INSERT

**INCLUDING A SECOND HARBOUR CROSSING''.

PARA 8 LAST SENTENCE. AMEND ''SO'' TO READ WITH THE AIM",

''HOWEVER** INSERT

PARA 9 PENULTIMATE SENTENCE. AFTER

**ALTHOUGH PELATIVELY SMALL IN NUMBER'1.

2. THE COUNCIL TOOK THE VIEW THAT THIS WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT

COMMUNICATION TO THE CHINESE AT SENIOR LEVEL. THE COUNCIL

SUGGESTED, THAT THE GOVERNOR MIGHT AT AN APPROPRIATE POINT WISH

TO GIVE JI A COPY OF THE SPEAKING NOTE. THIS WAS, HOWEVER, LEFT

TO THE GOVERNOR'S DISCRETION.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RES (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR RENTON PS/PUS

BIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY PUSD

PS/LADY YOUNG

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR PEIRCE, ASST STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER

CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

Confidential

HRK QULL

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

TODEC 1985

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