CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER
CONFIDENTIAL
196
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CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
17 FEBRUARY 1978
PERSONAL FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY FROM GOVERNOR.
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MY TELEGRAM NO 104 AND YOUR TELEGRAM NO 93: SECRETARY OF STATE'S
VISIT.
YOUR PARA. 1.
(1) MEETING WITH OFFICIALS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR 1 HOUR.
(11) CONFIRM BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE WHOLLY INFORMAL WITHOUT SET SPEECHES. UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO BE IN ANY WAY
AWKWARDLY CONTENTIOUS.
2. YOUR PARA. 2.
(1) WHEN INFORMING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THIS MORNING OF THE VISIT,
THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD WELCOME A CHANCE
TO MEET SECRETARY OF STATE AS PROPOSED, AND READILY AGREED NOT
TO ISSUE A LUNCHEON INVITATION.
(11) INFORMAL DRINKS WILL BE ARRANGED IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
AFTER THE MEETING WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.
(111) CONFIRM LUNCH PRIVATELY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
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