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TO FLASH HONG KONG
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OF 110501Z JANUARY 91
INFO DESKBY 11080OZ F C O
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PADS EXPERT TALKS : SECOND ROUND
DAY 2.
SUMMARY.
Redacted Under FOI Exemption Sec 27(1)
DETAIL.
2. THE CHINESE TOLD THE PRESS LAST NIGHT THAT THERE WAS DEADLOCK IN THE TALKS AND THAT WE HAD PROVIDED NO NEW MATERIAL. THEY INVITED THE PRESS TO THE DIAOYUTAI THIS MORNING, TELLING THEM TO STAY UNTIL THE MEETING ENDED, SINCE IT WOULD BE SHORT. THEY ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE SAID THAT TOMORROW'S MEETING WAS LIKELY TO BE CANCELLED.
3. I WAS BESIEGED WITH THESE POINTS ON ARRIVAL THIS MORNING AT THE DIAOYUTAI.
4. WE SUSPECT THE CHINESE WILL TELL THE PRESS OF THEIR POSITION. WE HAVE NOT. IN RESPONSE TO THE MOB OF REPORTERS AT THE END OF
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