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GRS 140

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 619

OF 28041OZ FEBRUARY 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKHING

CONFIDENTIAL

FOR HONG KONG DEPARTMENT

(35) PEKING TELNO 274: WU XUEQIAN.

1. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD INVITE WU TO STOP OVER IN LONDON DURING HIS VISIT TO EUROPE IN MAY. ALTHOUGH THE PURPOSE MIGHT BE PRESENTED AS A WIDER EXCHANGE OF VIEWS SUCH A VISIT WOULD ENABLE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DISCUSS WITH WU THE QUESTION OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING DIRECT ELECTIONS

AND CHINESE THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND THE BASIC LAW.

2. *** WOULD ALSO SEE MERIT N SUGGESTING THAT WU VISIT HONG KONG ON HIS RETURN, IF THIS WOULD BE CONVENIENT TO HIM. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ARRANGE A PROGRAMME.

3. ON OUR SIDE WE WOULD PUSH ON WITH EXCO'S CONSIDERATION OF THESE

MATTERS IN ORDER TO HAVE A POSITION READY FOR PRESENTATION TO

MINISTERS BY EARLY APRIL.

YOUDE

LIMITED.

MKO

FED

P5

PS/MR RENTON

PS\PUS

DR WILSON

SIR WHARDING

?

HKK 027/4

RECEIVE

- 3 MAR 1986.

INDEX

CONFIDENTIAL

نواده

TRY

momon Taber

AgB 3/3

B6