HKB 182 14
KEGEMOD N
14 MAY 1991
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011360 MDHIAN 5945
SECRET
FM PEKING
TO FLASH F C O
TELNO 670
OF 100823Z MAY 91
SK OFFICER
AND TO FLASH HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG AND TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
FCO PERSONAL FOR BURNS, AUSS.
HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR DEPUTY TO GOVERNOR.
UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY.
BTC HONG KONG PERSONAL FO HEAP.
CANBERRA PLEASE PASS TO PS/GOVERNOR ON ARRIVAL.
HKB 18212- (141)
MY TELNO 667 AND TELECONS DAVIES/NEWS DEPT. DUTY OFFICER AND ROGAN/EHRMANN : AIRPORT TALKS : PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT.
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1 WE HAVE NOW AGREED WITH THE CHINESE THAT THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE IN PEKING ON THE 7.00 PM LOCAL EVENING NEWS (10100OZ) AND IN LONDON AT THE WEEKLY FCO PRESS CONFERENCE AT 10113OZ :
BEGINS :
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS HAVE BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THEIR TALKS ON HONG KONG'S NEW AIRPORT ON 18-22 MAY.
ENDS.
2. WE HAVE ALSO AGREED NOT/NOT TO ANNOUNCE THE NAMES OF EITHER TEAM AT THIS STAGE. WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO DO SO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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