TNAG-1634-FCO40-2250-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 24

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 2566

OF 3OO84OZ JUNE 87

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YOUR TELNO 1009 TO WASHINGTON: WU XUEQUAN'S STOPOVER IN HONG KONG

1.

(A)

WE HAVE ONLY TWO COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED LINE, AS FOLLOWS:

PARA 1(B), THIRD SENTENCE. REWORD ''HE EXPLAINED OUR THINKING

ON THE NEED FOR A GENUINE REVIEW AND TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S

SILENT MAJORITY EXPRESSED...''

(B) PARA 1(D). BEFORE ''RELAXED'', «INSERT **VERY*',

(C) PARA 1(E), WE SUGGEST DELETING THE PASSAGE IN BRACKETS. FACT NT NS CLEAR THAT DESPITE THE QUALIFICATION, LM HOU DID MAKE

THE REMARKS AND THAT THEY DID BREAK NEW GROUND. BUT THE QUESTIMON

(DS COMPLEX AND # DO NOT THINK WE NEED INCLUDE IT IN THE BRIEFING

FOR THE AMERICANS.

WILSON

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HMLNAN 5015

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)

-HO/NAD

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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