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TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 648

OF 271042Z JUN 86

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HONG KONG

78) YOUR TELNO 412: HU YAO BANG'S VISIT TO FRANCE

1. FRY'S TELELETTER OF 24 JUNE CONTAINS REPORT OF VISIT AND PRESS

COVERAGE. ON SPECIFIC POINTS RAISED IN TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE:

(A) HU VISITED THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE PARTI COMMUNISTE FRANCAIS AND

HAD A BRIEF MEETING WITH MARCHAIS (SECRETARY GENERAL). BUT HU'S

NON-GOVERNMENTAL POSITION WAS NOT STRESSED AT ALL.

(B) LI PENG, IN CONTRAST TO HU, CAME ACROSS AS A RATHER AUSTERE PHLEGMATIC TECHNOCRAT.

(C) HUMAN RIGHTS DID NOT FEATURE PROMINENTLY ALTHOUGH ONE QUESTION AT THE FINAL JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE REFERRED TO FREE INTELLECTUAL EXPRESSION WHICH HU HANDLED ADEPTLY.

(D) LI PENG ADDRESSED THE FRENCH EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION AND EMPHASISED THE NEED TO RESPECT CHINESE PRIORITIES. HE ALSO INDICATED A PREFERENCE FOR GOVERNMENT BACKED PREFERENTIAL CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS. (E) THERE WERE NO REFERENCES TO HONG KONG EXCEPT IN RELATION TO DAYA BAY AS REPORTED IN FRY'S TLUR.

2. COPY OF PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWS BY BAG. MAIN OUTLINE OF PROGRAMME IS CONTAINED IN FRY'S TELELETTER. OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST (IF ANY) WILL FOLLOW BY BAG.

FRETWELL

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FED HILD

MR WILSON

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SECHIVAL REGISTRY

- 2 JUL 1986

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