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YOUR TELNO 129 TO HONG KONG: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: VISITS BY SENIOR CHINESE FIGURES TO HONG KONG

1. I SUGGEST THAT I SHOULD CONVEY AN INVITATION TO WU OPALLY, IN THE COURSE OF A CALL ON ZHOU NAN. I COULD SAY THAT MINISTERS AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD BE VERY PLEASED IF WU COULD SPEND TWO OR THREE DAYS IN HONG KONG, AS THE GUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, PERHAPS ON HIS WAY TO ANOTHER DESTINATION.

2. ON AN INVITATION TO ZHOU NAN, I HAVE THOUGHT AGAIN. AT THE AIRPORT BEFORE HE LEFT, MR RENTON SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE HIS DIALOGUE WITH ZHOU. I SUGGESTED THAT MR RENTON MIGHT LIKE TO INVITE ZHOU TO LONDON IN DUE COURSE FOR THIS PURPOSE. AN APPROPRIATE WAY OF GETTING ZHOU TO HONG KONG WOULD BE TO INVITE HIM TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS THERE AS THE GUEST OF THE GOVERNOR EN ROUTE TO LONDON. TO AVOID ANY PERSONAL SLIGHT, I COULD MENTION THIS IDEA WHEN CONVEYING THE INVITATION TO WU.

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