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CONFIDENTIAL FM TOKYO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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OF 091015Z OCTOBER 92

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CALL ON JAPANESE FINANCE MINISTER

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I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF MY INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER HATA ON 9 OCTOBER TO BRIEF HIM (AS CHAIRMAN OF THE JAPAN/HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP) ON YOUR FORTHCOMING VISIT TO JAPAN. I DREW HIS ATTENTION OF COURSE TO YOUR LEGCO SPEECH AND THE BALANCE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES AS DESCRIBED IN THE FCO GUIDANCE, AND HANDED OVER TEXTS IN JAPANESE AND ENGLISH.

2. HATA WAS AWARE IN OUTLINE AND VERY INTERESTED. HKETO HERE AND MY POLITICAL COUNSELLOR HAVE OFFERED TO BRIEF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP AND HATA PLANS TO ATTEND THEIR MEETING. HE WANTS TO HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH YOU DURING YOUR VISIT, AS WELL AS A WIDER MEETING BRINGING IN THE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP. WE WILL KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH HIS OFFICE ABOUT YOUR PROGRAMME, TO ARRANGE CONVENIENT SLOTS. HATA ALSO HOPES TO ATTEND MY DINNER ON THE 26TH.

3. I HAVE ALSO SENT TE "S OF THE SPEECH UNDER PERSONAL COVER TO SHIINA, KAIFU AND YUKIO SATOH, IN ADDITION TO THE WIDE RANGING BRIEFING EXERCISE. THERE IS KEEN INTEREST HERE, OBVIOUSLY, IN YOUR APPROACH MIXED WITH (PICKING UP THE FT AND OTHER PRESS ACCOUNTS) SOME ANXIETY ABOUT THE TONE OF PRELIMINARY CHINESE REACTION. WILL WORK TO KEEP THE ANALYSIS POSITIVE.

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