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I 2 NOV 1979
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POPY
BY
FM HONG KONG 100356Z NOV 79
TO ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
TELNO.1589 OF 19 NOVEMBER,
INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON,
FROM GOVERNOR.
No
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12/11
YOUR TELNO.930
1. YOUR PARA.1. 1 EXPECT TO BE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL ABOUT 7TH DECEMBER. NEARER THE TIME I WILL DISCUSS WHETHER THEN, OR LATER IN DECEMBER, WOULD BE CONVENIENT FOR MR BLAKER, MY STATE OF MOBILITY WILL ALSO BE RELEVANT,
2. THERE IS THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION THAT TALKS WITH THE MOD
ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GARRISON MIGHT WELL BE NECESSARY IN THE COURSE OF DECEMBER AND IF SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE PRESENT. THE NEED FOR AND TIMING OF SUCH A MEETING WILL BE CLEARER AFTER
THE CGS'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
3. YOUR PARA.2. I HAVE NO NOTE OF WHAT PASSED BETWEEN SIR Y.K.PAO
AND MR BLAKER IN HONG KONG. QUITE SEPARATELY PAO ASKED ME IF WILLIAM LEE COULD BE PUT ON THE BOARD OF THE POLYTECHNIC AND SINCE THERE WILL BE A CONVENIENT VACANCY NEXT YEAR! HAVE AGREED. HE HINTED THAT WHILE HIS OWN PREOCCUPATIONS AND CONSTANT TRAVEL MADE MEMBERSHIP OF ANY COUNCIL IN HONG KONG IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM, HE THOUGHT WILLIAM LEE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SUITABLE SUBSTITUTE
I MADE NO COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSITION.
4. I DID MENTION TO MR BLAKER IN HONG KONG THAT PAO'S POLITICAL PRETENSIONS IN HONG KONG, AND AS A SPOKESMAN FOR HONG KONG, HAD TO BE VIEWED WITH CAUTION, CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND THOUGH HE IS.
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