TNAG-2360-FCO40-3431-Visit-by-John-Major--UK-Prime-Minister--to-Hong-Kong--Septem-1991 — Page 95

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FM PEKING

TO DESKBY 01083OZ F C O

TELNO 1200

OF 010757Z AUGUST 91

CONFIDENTIAL

INFO DESKBY 01083OZ HONG KONG

HKD

RECEIVE

026/13

- 8 AUG 1991

OFFICER

PA

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

(40

1434TO

MDHIAN 7472

1/8

HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO 833. PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: ANNOUNCEMENTS.

1.

THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED THAT THE VISIT SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY 2 AUGUST AT 1000 LOCAL IN LONDON AND 1800 LOCAL IN PEKING (1700 HONG KONG TIME).

2. THE CHINESE HAVE NO DIFFICULTY WITH THE TEXT IN YOUR T U R.

THEY WILL USE THE TEXT IN PARA 4 OF MY TELNO 1190.

MCLAREN.

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

72

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NEWS DEPT

PROTOCOL DEPT

PUSD

ADDITIONAL

PS/NO

10

SIR P CRADOCK

NNNN

5

DISTRIBUTION

77

RAD

PS

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

PS/PUS

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

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