TNAG-1388-FCO40-1859-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Sino-British-Joint-Declaration-1985 — Page 145

}

CONFIDENTIAL

(C) DATE OF RATIFICATION. ZHOU NOTED THAT WE DID NOT CONSIDER RATIFICATION WOULD BE POSSIBLE CEFORE THE WEEK BEGINNING 27 MAY. BUT ZHAO ZIYANG WOULD SE DEPARTING FOR LONDON SOME DAYS IN ADVANCE OF 2 JUNE, WITH ZHOU AS PART OF THE DELEGATION,

IN ORDER TO REST ON THE WAY. I TOOK NOTE AND TOLD ZHOU THAT | MYSELF PLANNED TO RETURN FOR ZHAO'S VISIT, LEAVING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 30 MAY.

(D) REGISTRATION AT THE UN. ZHOU SAID THERE WERE NO MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. AS REGARDS

THE SUGGESTION THAT THE INTENTION TO REGISTER MIGHT BE MENTIONED IN THE SPEECHES AT THE RATIFICATION CEREMONY, ZHOU UNDERTOOK TO CONSIDER THE POINT: BUT IV HIS VIEW THIS WOULD BE UNNECCESSARY.

EVANS

:

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/R LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.

CONFIDENTIAL