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OCMIAN 7088

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OF 011545Z JULY 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

FROM HKD

MR CLIVE SOLEY MP

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1.

MR CLIVE SOLEY MP CALLED ON THE DEPARTMENT TODAY FOR A

BRIEFING. HE IS TRAVELLING TO HONG KONG AND CHINA ON HOLIDAY IN

LATE JULY, AND WILL CARRY OUT A SHORT PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG

ARRANGED BY THE HKG.

2.

MR SOLEY'S VISIT TO CHINA IS A PRIVATE ONE: HE EXPECTS TO

REACH PEKING DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST. HE ASKED IF HE

COULD CALL ON YOU TO BE BRIEFED ON CHINESE ATTITUDES TO HONG

KONG. HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CALL ON A CHINESE OFFICIAL

RESPONSIBLE FOR HONG KONG: WE SUGGESTED LU PING (AN ENGLISH SPEAKING, RELATIVELY SOPHISTICATED INTERLOCUTOR OF ABOUT THE

RIGHT LEVEL).

3.

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE

CONTENT WITH THESE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS. WE SHALL LET YOU KNOW

AS SOON AS WE CAN EXACTLY WHEN MR SOLEY WOULD LIKE TO PAY THESE

CALLS.

HOWE

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HKD

FED

PRU

PS

PS/MR RENTON

SIR W HARDING

DR WILSON

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- 3 JUL 1986

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DRY

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