GRS 117
RESTRICTED
FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 107
OF 140808Z AUGUST 87
INFO ROUTINE FCO
YOUR TELNO'S 117 AND 118:
LU PING.
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1. MS MAJOR ASKED LIN ZHIYING INFORMALLY TODAY DURING A CALL ON OTHER BUSINESS WHETHER HONG KONG PRESS REPORTS OF LU PING'S PROMOTION WERE ACCURATE. LIN REPLIED THAT HE COULD SAY (ALSO INFORMALLY) THAT LU WAS BEING PROMOTED, BUT THAT THE AUTHORITIES WERE NOT YET READY TO CONFIRM IT. WHEN MS MAJOR MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF A LETTER OF CONGRATULATION FROM US, LIN SAID WE SHOULD WAIT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
2. WHEN WE HAVE CONFIRMATION OF THE PROMOTION, I SHALL WRITE TWO OR THREE LINES TO LU INCORPORATING THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR
AND OF THE POLITICAL ADVISER.
THOMSON
YYYY
PEHPAN 3905
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RES DEPT(FE)
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR PS/MR EGGAR MR MCLAREN
COPIES TO: MR FIFOOT
LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD.PUSD
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