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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO SWEDEN, 26/27 APRIL
Background
Hong Kong
1. The Swedish Prime Minister visited Hong Kong at the beginning of April. Mr Bildt consulted us and Hong Kong on points he might usefully make in public while in Hong Kong. He spoke helpfully, e.g to the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong on 6 April when he stressed Sweden's "clear interest in Hong Kong as the centre for an increasingly important economic region.." and Sweden's belief "that a people that asks for a greater say in the running of its own affairs must never be denied this" and that "history clearly shows, that
there is no better guarantee for stability than democracy and the rule of law".
2.
We understand that, although plans are not yet firm, Qian Qichen plans to visit Scandinavia next month and that he may be in Stockholm 4/6 May.
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