TNAG-1375-FCO40-1822-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 30

OCMIAN 4001

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PP HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

231545Z DEC

GRS 137

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 2038

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OF 231545Z DECEMBER 85

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REGKTAY

Action Taken

JI PENGFEI'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

1.

IN A ROUNDUP ARTICLE ON JI PENGFEI'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

DAVID BONAVIA WRITING IN THIS MORNING'S TIMES SAYS INTER ALIA

THAT 'THE FORMER CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER MADE CLEAR DURING HIS

VISIT THAT IN CHINESE EYES THE BRITISH DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO

SET UP DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS OF INTERNAL HOME RULE WHICH WILL

SURVIVE THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997'.

2.

WE HAVE NOT OURSELVES NOTED ANY SUCH STATEMENT BY JI.

DO YOU KNOW THE BASIS FOR THIS ASSERTION?

3.

IN GENERAL IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE AFTER

CHRISTMAS A ROUNDUP OF JI'S PUBLIC PRONOUNCEMENTS DURING HIS

VISIT IN HONG KONG.

HOWE

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"HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RES (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR FENTON

PS/PUS

SIR 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

CON.DENTIAL

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