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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG,UKREP LG HONG KONG, B T C HONG KONG

PART ONE OF TWO.

HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR AND POLITICAL ADVISER.

UKREP JLG HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY.

BTC HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR PETER HEAP.

MY TELNOS 450 AND 459.

LORD YOUNG'S VISIT: MEETING WITH PREMIER LI PENG.

SUMMARY.

1.

LORD YOUNG MET PREMIER LI PENG FOR ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES ON 26 MARCH. LORD YOUNG DISCUSSED SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS, THE UK NATIONALITY PACKAGE AND THE HONG KONG PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGY (PADS). LI PENG EXPRESSED HIS WISH TO STRENGTHEN CONSULTATION AND EXCHANGES WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, SPOKE

ABOUT CHINESE INTEREST IN PRESERVING HONG KONG'S POSITION AS A FINANCIAL, TRADING AND TRANSPORTATION CENTRE AND ENGAGED IN A FRIENDLY MANNER IN A FRANK CONVERSATION. THERE WAS LITTLE GIVE OVER RIGHT OF ABODE AND HONG KONG'S BRAIN DRAIN. LI ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF CONTINUED MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE-SCALE OF PADS.

WAS A GOOD MEETING, LORD YOUNG'S PRESENTATION WAS EXCELLENT, AND LI PROMISED TO STUDY THE SCHEME AND REFRAIN FROM COMMENT UNTIL

FORMALLY REQUESTED FOR AN OPINION.

DETAIL.

2.

MEETING TOOK PLACE IN THE HALL OF PURPLE LIGHT IN ZHONGNANHAI ON THE AFTERNOON OF 26 MARCH. HAN NIANLONG, WANG XIAODA AND JIANG ENZHU ATTENDED.

3.

DURING HIS WELCOMING WORDS, LI PENG REMINDED LORD YOUNG THAT HE HAD VISITED BRITAIN THREE TIMES AS AGAINST THE LATTER'S SIX

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