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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1303
OF 210512Z SEPTEMBER 92
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD, FROM AMBASSADOR
HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR PS/GH
UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
YOUR TELNO 738 AND HONG KONG TELNO 2355: HONG KONG CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES: BRIEFING THE CHINESE
1. THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE. I HAD NOT IN FACT REALISED THAT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED TO SEND HIS MESSAGE TO LU PING SO SOON AFTER THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH QIAN QICHEN. I VERY MUCH WELCOME THIS. GIVEN THE FACT THAT LU PING WILL HAVE HAD AN EARLY SUBSTANTIAL MESSAGE (I SHALL BE COMMENTING SEPARATELY ON THE TEXT), I THINK IT WOULD BE QUITE SUFFICIENT TO PASS AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH TO LU PING ON THE MORNING OF TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THAT COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FURTHER MESSAGE, IF ONLY A BRIEF ONE.
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