TNAG-1622-FCO40-2236-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1987 — Page 72

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DRAFT GUEST LIST FOR FAREWELL DINNER FOR THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR

25 JUNE 1987

Name

1.

Secretary of State

2. Lady Howe

3.

Mr Hu Dingyi

4.

Mrs Xie Heng

Chinese Embassy

Comment

Host

Hostess

Chinese Ambassador

Chinese Ambassador's wife

5. Mr Yue Junqing

6.

Mrs Liu Yongfang

7,

8.

Mr Song Mingjiang Mrs Zhang Youyun

Senior Political Counsellor Mr Yue's wife; Consular Officer

Political Counsellor

Mr Song's wife; the Queen's interpreter during the State Visit; Counsellor for Hong Kong affairs.

Parliamentary

9. Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth

10. Mr Jerry Wiggin

Chaired Great Britain China Centre conference on town twinning (Madam Xie's special interest); long China connection

Chairman of Britain China Parliamentary Group.

(Reserves)

Sir James and Lady Callaghan

Mr Edward Heath

Mr and Mrs Ray Whitney

Chaired Chatham House seminar for Hu Yaobang. Visited China in December

Conducted orchestras for charity in Shanghai and Peking in April (and called on Deng Xiaoping).

Former Diplomatic Service officer in Peking; now Director of Anglo-Chinese Development Centre.

Business

11. Sir Eric Sharp 12. Lady Sharp

President, Sino-British

Trade Council

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