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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO 643 OF 17 AUGUST 1977.
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM STEWART.
YOUR LETTER OF 5 AUGUST: BIANNUAL VISIT TO HONG KONG
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1. I APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES ABOUT A VISIT IN OCTOBER SET OUT
IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 OF YOUR LETTER. ON THE OTHER HAND I BELIEVE
IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE IF THE RHYTHM OF MY BIANNUAL VISITS WERE TO
BE LOST. SUCH A DISRUPTION MIGHT ENDANGER THE CLOSE AND USEFUL
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SERVICE WHICH ARE A RESULT OF THESE VISITS, A USEFULNESS WHICH YOU HAVE RECENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED. FURTHERMORE, I HOPE THAT MILTON'S REPLACEMENT AS THE ASSISTANT HEAD OF THIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TC VISIT HONG KONG AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR, 1.E. AFTER HE HAS HAD THREE OR FOUR MONTHS IN THE DEPARTMENT AND KNOWS ENOUGHT
TO MAKE SUCH A VISIT USEFUL.
2. 1 PICKED OCTOBER BECAUSE OF YOUR PLANS TO COME TO BRITAIN IN
NOVEMBER. HOWEVER, I FEEL, AND YOU MAY AGREE, THAT IT IS NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR YOU TO BE IN HONG KONG DURING MY VISIT AS
WE SHALL ANYWAY BE MEETING 111 LONDON DURING NOVEMBER. IT WOULD SUIT
ME TO POSTPONE MY VISIT UNTIL NOVEMBER,
3. YOUR PARAGRAPH 5. YOUR LEAVE PLANS AGREED ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE
NECESSARY TO SUGGEST SLIGHT SHIFTS TO YOUR DATES IN LONDON NEARER
THE TIME.
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