TNAG-1357-FCO40-1798-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 70

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YOUR TELNO 1862: LUNCH WITH ZHOU NAN

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THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A USEFUL OCCASION, AND WE ARE

GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY YOU HANDLED IT. WE SEE IT AS PARTICULARLY

USEFUL THAT ZHOU SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT IT IS REASONABLE FOR THE

GOVERNOR AND XU TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND IDEAS. WE THINK THIS

REPRESENTS A SLIGHT STEP FORWARD IN ZHOU'S POSITION.

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