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''THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED TO POSTPONE HIS VISIT TO FUJIAN AND ZHEJIANG. SINCE THE VISIT WAS PLANNED A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT ISSUES HAVE ARISEN WHICH REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR'S PRESENCE IN HONG KONG PARTICULAR THE VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. POSTPONEMENT ALSO MEANS THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL BE ABLE TO BE IN HONG KONG DURING THE VISIT OF VICE PREMIER TIAN JIYUN. WE HAVE CONSULTED THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND AGREED TO POSTPONEMENT, WHICH WILL ENABLE A FULL VISIT TO THE TWO PROVINCES TO TAKE PLACE LATER IN THE YEAR''
LORD PASSED THIS MESSAGE TO LIN ZHIYING ON THE MORNING OF 17 MAY. LIN EXPRESSED THANKS AND UNDERTOOK TO INFORM WANG JIAJI (INCIDENTALLY, LIN HAD NOT HIMSELF YET HEARD THAT THE MFA HAD DECIDED THAT POSTPONEMENT WOULD BE BEST).
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