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SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH WU XUEQIAN:

PQ

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MR RICHARD HOLT HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PQ FOR ORAL

ANSWER ON 11 JUNE:

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'TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHEN HE NEXT EXPECTS TO DISCUSS THE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHINESE

GOVERNMENT.'

WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLY:

'THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER INVITED ME TO LUNCH WITH

HIM ON 23 MAY IN BRUSSELS, WHEN BOTH OF US WERE THERE ON OTHER BUSINESS. IN THE COURSE OF OUR DISCUSSIONS, WHICH COVERED INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST, WE NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE

OF HONG KONG. THERE HAS BEEN FURTHER DISCUSSION OF HONG

KONG DURING THE CURRENT VISIT TO BRITAIN OF GENERAL

SECRETARY HU YAOBANG. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THESE

EXCHANGES WHEN OPPORTUNITIES ARISE IN FUTURE.' GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 030830Z. THE QUESTION WILL NOT BE REACHED AND SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ARE NOT THEREFORE

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