TNAG-1470-FCO40-1999-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 95

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OF 040157 FEBRUARY 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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MY TELNO 85, YOUR TELNO 129 TO HONG KONG AND HONG KONG TELNO 347: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: VISITS BY SENIOR CHINESE FIGURES TO HONG KONG

1. I SHALL COMMENT ON THE GOVERNOR'S FURTHER THOUGHTS WHEN I HAVE

SEEN THEM.

2. MEANWHILE I SHOULD LIKE TO RECORD AN ADDITIONAL POINT WHICH MAKES ME DOUBT WHETHER CHEN MUHUA WOULD BE A GOOD PERSON TO INVITE. BETWEEN 1978 AND 1982 SHE WAS THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF CHINA'S POPULATION CONTROL PROGRAMME. AS SUCH, SHE GAINED A REPUTATION (INSID

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AND TO SOME EXTENT OUTSIDE CHINA) FOR BEING RUTHLESS AND

UNCARING. I IMAGINE THAT THIS PHASE OF HER CAREER COULD MAKE

HER A TARGET FOR EG CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG AND FOR

SOME HOSTILE PRESS COVERAGE.

EVANS

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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HD/HKD

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

SIR J FREELAND MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFI

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

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