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TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG TELNO 47

OF 021631Z DECEMBER 93

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 167: PROSPECTS FOR JLG XXVII

1. Thank you for this report.

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2. Ministers have noted that prospects for any progress at this meeting are bleak. They consider that, if it goes as we expect, you should make clear to the press afterwards that we

that we were prepared to make serious progress, in accordance with the obligations under the Joint Declaration, and we see no

justification for the Chinese side continuing to link progress in the JLG with the position in the electoral talks.

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