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TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 1166 OF 17 OCTOBER 1973 REPEATED FOR INFO TO BTC HONG KONG AND GOVERNOR HONG KONG (FOR PROTOCOL)
HONG KONG BTC TELNO 140TO YOU: PARLIAMENTARY GROUP VISIT.
1.
SECOND SECRETARY CALLED ON THE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE FOR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS YESTERDAY TO ASK ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
RECEPTION OF THE MPS,
2. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTITUTE WOULD ARRANGE FOR THEM TO BE
ESCORTED FROM THE BORDER ON 1 NOVEMBER TO CANTON AND ON TO PEKING, WHERE THEY WOULD STAY (PROBABLY AT THE PEKING HOTEL) FOR 5 OR 6
DAYS. THEY WOULD THEN TRAVEL UNTIL THEY LEAVE FOR HONG KONG ON
17 NOVEMBER.
3. THE INSTITUTE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH CITIES THE GROUP WOULD LIKE TO VISIT (THEY SAY THE NORTH WILL BE TOO COLD), AND WHAT SPECIAL INTERESTS THE MPS WISH TO PURSUE IN CHINA. THEY WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF EACH MEMBER, INCLUDING POSITIONS HELD, MAIN PARLIAMENTARY INTERESTS ETC. THEY WOULD ALSO- LIKE TO KNOW SOMETHING OF THE HISTORY OF THE ANGLO-CHINESE
PARLIAMENTARY GROUP AND WHETHER ANY OF THE VISITING MPS OTHER
THAN DAME JOAN AND LORD KENNET ARE MEMBERS.
4. ON TRAVEL, WE SUGGEST THE GROUP CONSIDER KWEILIN, CHANGSHA AND WUHAN IN ADDITION TO THE YANGTZE VALLEY TOWNS, WHICH ARE MORE USUAL.
5.
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I SHALL DETAIL A CHINESE-SPEAKING MEMBER OF THE EMBASSY TO ACCOMPANY THE PARTY IF THEY AGREE.
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