TNAG-1470-FCO40-1999-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 69

GRS IRO CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 256

CONFIDENTIAL

OF 210337Z FEBRUARY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG

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MY TELNO 132: HU YAOBANG'S VISIT

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1. MEI BROUGHT THE SUBJECT UP DURING MY CALL ON HIM ABOUT AIR

SERVICES ON 20 FEBRUARY.

2. MEI SAID THAT ALL FOUR COUNTRIES INVOLVED HAD NOW AGREED ON TIMING. HE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR OUR IDEAS ON THE PROGRAMME FOR THE UK AND ON SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION BETWEEN HU AND THE PRIME MINISTER. PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ON THE CHINESE SIDE WERE THAT HU WOULD WISH TO MEET THE LEADERS OF OTHER MAJOR PARTIES' AND VISIT SOME PLACES

OUTSIDE LONDON.

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3. I UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. I THEN ASKED MEI WHETHER IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO CALL ON HU BEFORE HE LEFT CHINA TO PAY MY RESPECTS AND DISCUSS HIS PROGRAMME, ADDING THAT I HOPED IT WOUOLD. MEI SAID HE WOULD CONSULT AND LET ME KNOW. HU WAS NOT IN PEKING AT

THE MOMENT.

EVANS

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COPIES TO:

PS NO 10 DOWNING ST.

CABINET OFFICE MR BESTON OT2/3 DTI MR WATT GHF.

2 1 FEB 1986

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PS/RENTON

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SIR W. HARDING

MR WILSON

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