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3. WE MAY WISH TO PROPOSE A CALL ON LI HOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG/MACAU OFFICE: BUT THAT WILL DEPEND ON HOW

JI PENGFEI'S VISIT TO HONG KONG GOES. ON THE ECONOMIC/TRADE

SIDE A CALL MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE ON EITHER MOFERT OR THE STATE

ECONOMIC COMMISSION. GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE ON WHICH WOULD BE THE

MORE REWARDING. MR RENTON WOULD LIKE TO FIT IN SOME SIGHTSEEING (EG IMPERIAL PALACE AND TEMPLE OF HEAVEN) IN PEKING IF TIME PERMITS.

4. MR RENTON IS ANXIOUS TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS TIME OUTSIDE

PEKING. PROVIDED THE ESSENTIALS THERE COULD BE FITTED IN TO

JUST UNDER TWO DAYS, HE WOULD BE PREPARED TO FLY TO SHANGHAI ON THE AFTERNOON OF 23 JANUARY. WE HAVE CONSULTED MOUND (ON LEAVE HERE) WHO SUGGESTS THAT IF THIS WERE POSSIBLE HE COULD ARRANGE A SMALL DINNER PARTY THAT EVENING WITH A FEW SHANGHAINESE PERONALITIES, LEAVING TIME THE NEXT DAY FOR A BUFFET LUNCH WITH THE BRITISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND AN OFFICIAL BANQUET IN THE EVENING. DETAILS INCLUDING VISITS AND CALLS COULD BE WORKED OUT ON HIS RETURN. MOUND HOPES MR RENTON AND HIS PS WILL STAY WITH

HIM.

IF MR RENTON FLEW TO CANTON EARLY ON 25 JANUARY, DO YOU THINK THERE WOULD BE SCOPE FOR A BRIEF VISIT TO SHENZHEN ON 26 JANUARY ON THE WAY TO HONG KONG? GRATEFUL FOR SUGGESTIONS

FOR THE PROGRAMME IN CANTON AND FOR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN

CHINA.

5. FOR HONG KONG. MR RENTON ACCEPTS YOUR ADVICE (YOUR TELNO 2660) TO STAY OVERNIGHT AND BRIEF EXCO ON 27 JANUARY, LEAVING

THAT EVENING FOR LONDON.

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