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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 935
OF 220237Z JUNE 91
HKB 020/2.
TOP COPY Q DIST?
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
INFO IMMEDIATE TOKYO
8
YOUR TELNO 661: JAPAN/HONG KONG
1.
WE TOO WERE RATHER SURPRISED BY THE STATEMENT THAT LI PENG HAS MADE NEGATIVE PUBLIC STATEMENTS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HONG KONG. IN HIS RECENT MEETINGS WITH HONG KONG DELEGATIONS HIS COMMENTS WERE BLAND UNCONTROVERSIAL RESTATEMENTS OF EXISTING POSITIONS.
2.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF UNHELPFUL PUBLIC STATEMENTS BY CHINESE OFFICIALS, MOST RECENTLY LU PING'S REMARKS QUOTED IN WEN WEI PO. PERHAPS SIR G HOWE MEANT LU PING RATHER THAN LI PENG.
MCLAREN
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
65
MAIN
61
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
PUSD
RAD
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
ADDITIONAL
4
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES MR BURNS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO.10
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