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HONG KONG: CALL ON MR BLAKER BY MR JOHN BREMRIDGE, FUTURE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, HONG KONG : 10.30 AM, 8 APRIL 1981
Arrangements for Mr Bremridge
1. Mr Bremridge, formerly Chairman of the Swire Group in
Hong Kong, left there at the end of December 1980. He is now
undertaking briefing in London. A copy of his programme is
attached. He has already spent a fortnight with the Bank of
England and calls have also been arranged on the GLC. At
the end of April he plans to visit New York where he hopes to
discuss the City's problems and to meet Governor Carey. He
had planned to call in at Singapore on his way back to Hong Kong
but may not do so. He will arrive in Hong Kong in about mid-May
and will take over as Financial Secretary from Sir P Haddon-Cave
on 1 June.
General Points
2. Mr Bremridge is very much feeling his way and is naturally
reluctant to commit himself on any points of financial or other
policy. He would appreciate a general survey of Mr Blaker's views
of the political relationship between Hong Kong and the UK, and
in general terms on the problem of the future which exercises
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him a good deal.
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B, C 3. Notes on a number of topics, a copy of Mr Morrice's minute
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of 24 February about the latest Hong Kong Budget and a biographical
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note are attached.
7 April 1981
cc Mr Donald
I shall be present at the meeting.
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R D Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
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