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POSSIBLE VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PEKING

1.

We spoke yesterday.

I have since seen your minute of 28 January to Mr Hum (who is abroad until 8 February) asking whether developments in Hong Kong would have moved on by the Whitsun recess to the point where a visit to Peking made more sense.

2.

My interim reply is that it is very difficult to forecast that now. I see no good reason to think that we shall be nearer to agreement with the Chinese on the constitutional proposals except that more time will have

passed.

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But I should prefer to delay a considered reply until Mr Hum has seen the Governor of Hong Kong on

5 February, when the question of the visit to Peking will naturally arise. If you need an earlier reply please let me know.

All wen

Sir John Coles

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