TNAG-2799-FCO40-4039-Hong-Kong-six-monthly-meetings-of-foreign-ministers-1993 — Page 61

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FM PEKING

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INFO DESKBY 01083OZ HONG KONG, IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG with

POSSIBLE VISIT BY YOU TO PEKING

1.

SING TAO DAILY ASKED THE MFA SPOKESWOMAN AT THE WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (1 JULY) TO CONFIRM ''REPORTS'' THAT YOU WOULD BE VISITING PEKING NEXT WEEK TO MEET QIAN QICHEN. THE SPOKESWOMAN REPLIED THAT SHE HAD HEARD NOTHING OF SUCH A VISIT.

2.

COMMENT: SING TAO'S QUESTION HAD NO DETAIL AND MAY SIMPLY HAVE BEEN FISHING, BASED ON THE FACT THAT YOU WILL BE IN TOKYO NEXT WEEK.

3. PLEASE ADVANCE TO PS, HUM (AUSS) AND HEADS OF FED, HKD AND NEWS DEPT.

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