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FM HONG KONG 160625Z OCTOBER 81
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 937 OF 16 OCTOBER
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1981
16.00
[NOT PASSED BY C.O.D.]
PLEASE PASS THE FOLLOWING TO LORD HARRIS OF HIGH CROSS IN
THE HOUSE OF LORDS
FROM JOHN BREMRIDGE, FINANCIAL SECRETARY, HONG KONG
THE GOVERNOR HAS PASSED TO ME SIR KEITH JOSEPH'S
LETTER TO HIM OF 7TH OCTOBER.
2. I NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE ADDRESSING THE HKMA CONFERENCE ON 9TH NOVEMBER AS WILL 1. I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU AT LUNCH.
Masied of fout Gamis
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3. THERE WILL BE NO DIFFICULTY IN PRODUCING A LIST OF SUITABLE HONG KONG ENTREPRENEURS FOR YOU TO MEET. IN FACT
MANY OF THEM WILL BE ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE, AND I WILL ARRANGE WITH JACK TANG, THE CHAIRMAN, FOR A SELECTED SHORT LIST TO BE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON YOUR ARRIVAL HERE. MY THINKING (SUBJECT OF COURSE TO YOUR OWN WISHES) IS THAT YOU MIGHT THEN USE THIS AS AN IMMEDIATE INTRODUCTION, AND FIX PERSONALLY WITH THEM THEREAFTER SUITABLE TIMES FOR BOTH TALKING AND PERHAPS SEEING FACTORIES ETC.
4. MY WIFE AND I WOULD BE VERY PLEASED IF YOU WOULD HAVE DINNER WITH US AT OUR HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY, 11TH NOVEMB
ER. THERE WILL BE A FAIR CROSS SECTION OF HONG KONG TRADERS THERE, AND I WILL LET YOU HAVE A C.VS. ON ARRIVAL.
5. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO ARRANGE ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOU WHILE YOU ARE IN HONG KONG, E.G. A VISIT TO THE NEW TOWNS ?. OR WOULD YOU PREFER TO DEAL AD HOC AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL HERE ?.
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THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED