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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 1950
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM RICKETTS, HKD
DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
1. WE HAD AN EXCHANGE OF TELEGRAMS BEFORE MY VISIT TO HONG KONG
ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU ATTENDING PART OF THE DAVOS MEETING. I THINK YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU HAD IN THE EVENT DECIDED NOT TO GO.
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2. I THOUGHT YOU WOULD WANT TO BE AWARE THAT THE SWISS, PASSING ON AN INVITATION FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO ATTEND, MENTIONED THAT LI PENG HAD AGREED TO TAKE PART IN A SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE ON 1 FEBRUARY. THIS APPARENTLY AROSE FROM A VISIT BY THE SWISS STATE SECRETARY JACOBI TO CHINA LAST SPRING. THE THEN MAYOR OF SHANGHAI HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN AN INVITATION. WHEN A COURTESY INVITATION HAD LATER BEEN SENT TO LI PENG, HE HAD ACCEPTED, TO THE SURPRISE OF ALL CONCERNED.
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