TNAG-2044-FCO40-2914-Visits-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 49

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- 8 NOV 1990

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FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1555

OF 060803Z NOVEMBER 90

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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037202 MDHIAN 7885

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PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT

HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR

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HONG KONG TELNO 3226 AND YOUR TELNO 2068 TO HONG KONG:

POSSIBLE VISIT TO HONG KONG BY LU PING

1. I PUT THE PROPOSAL IN FIRST TUR TO CHEN ZIYING ON 6 NOVEMBER AND SOUGHT HIS GOOD OFFICES IN RELAYING IT TO LU PING. CHEN UNDERTOOK TO DO SO AND TO LET ME HAVE A RESPONSE IN DUE COURSE. HE COMMENTED THAT HE HAD NOT HIMSELF BEEN AWARE OF ANY PLANS FOR LU TO VISIT HONG KONG AND ASKED WHERE WE HAD OBTAINED OUR INFORMATION. I SAID THAT WE HAD BEEN ALERTED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A VISIT THROUGH LU'S VISA APPLICATION.

2 =

WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN LU IS LIKELY TO BE IN HONG KONG. I NOTE FROM HIS VISA APPLICATION THAT HE HAS GIVEN 12 NOVEMBER AS A TRAVEL DATE. WE HAVE, INCIDENTALLY, NOT YET RECEIVED AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A VISA AND HONG KONG WILL WISH TO CONSIDER EXPEDITING CLEARANCE.

3. FINALLY, IF LU DOES SEE THE GOVERNOR IN HONG KONG, THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO ASK THAT NO PUBLICITY BE GIVEN TO THE MEETING. IT

WILL BE IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT ANY SUCH REQUEST IS FULLY

RESPECTED.

DONALD

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