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MDHIAN 5674

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FM UKDEL IMF/IBRD WASHINGTON

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 27

OF 14230OZ JANUARY 93

AND TO IMMEDIATE HM TREASURY, HONG KONG, JLG HONG KONG

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TREASURY FOR CUNLIFFE

MY TELNO 326 OF SEPTEMBER 20, 1992

IMF/IBRD 1997 ANNUAL MEETINGS IN HONG KONG

1.

I HAVE FINALLY HAD A REPLY FROM THE CHINESE DIRECTOR ON THE TWO SUGGESTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF TUR. THIS IS AS FOLLOWS.

BEGINS

I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY INFORM YOU OF MY GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON THE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE 1997 IMF/IBRD ANNUAL MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN HONG

KONG:

I

AT THE OPENING SESSION, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANNUAL MEETINGS WILL INTRODUCE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (HKSAR) WHO WILL MAKE A BRIEF WELCOMING STATEMENT AND INTRODUCE THE GOVERNOR FOR CHINA. THE GOVERNOR FOR CHINA WILL, IN TURN, INVITE THE PRIME MINISTER OF CHINA TO ADDRESS THE MEETING.

II.

THE RECEPTION THE HKSAR MAY WISH TO HOST FOR THE OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS COULD BE ARRANGED FOLLOWING, WITHOUT ANY OVERLAPPING, THE RECEPTION TO BE HOSTED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR CHINA.

ENDS

PERETZ

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