TNAG-1634-FCO40-2250-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 42

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

HONG KONG: TRANSIT OF

HONG KONG BY CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER

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03 JUNDSY

1. THOMSON TOOK ACTION ON TURS WITH KE ZAISHUO, SPEAKING TO THE POINTS IN FIRST TUR.

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KE SAID HE WAS SURE THAT WU WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE INVITATION, WHICH HE (KE) WOULD PASS ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. KE'S OWN IMPRESSION, HOWEVER, WAS THAT WU WOULD BE LEAVING VANCOUVER ON 20 JUNE AND ARRIVING IN HONG KONG ON 21 JUNE. A FURTHER CONSIDERATION WAS THAT WU HAD ARRANGED A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES** BOTH IN SHENZHEN AND IN CANTON TO WHERE HE WOULD BE TRAVELLING THE FOLLOWING DAY. KE WAS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER THE TIMING OF THESE ENGAGEMENTS COULD BE CHANGED. HE UNDERTOOK HOWEVER TO REPORT THE PROPOSAL TO WU'S OFFICE WHO WOULD CONSIDER IT CAREFULLY. HE WOULD LET US HAVE A REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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