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Wednesday, 9 December

meeting with Lord Mackie and Mayhew (Lib), Lord Harris and Donaldson (SDP);

separate meeting with Paddy Ashdown (Lib);

public forum on 1997 for Chinese community in Britain.

Thursday, 10 December

2.

meeting with members of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, British-HK Parliamentary Group and British- Chinese Parliamentary Group;

Press conference.

Annex A is a list of MPs and Peers with whom the delegation is likely to meet.

3.

The delegation's letter to the Guardian dated

4.12.87 is at Annex B.

4.

A synopsis of Sing Tao (European Edition)'s

report is at Annex C.

5.

Delegation's arrival coincides with Gorbachev's meeting with the Prime Minister, and this may have some effect on media coverage on the former.

6.

My staff will attend the public seminar and the open forum, and further reports will be submitted to you

next week.

ALLEYNE

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