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SECRET
FM HONG KONG 0906302 FEB 54
TO PRIORITY FCO
HKK 027/12
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
TELEGRAM NUMBER 334 OF 9 FEBRUARY 1994
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FOR CLIFT HKD FROM GOVERNOR
27 FEB 1984
REGISTRY!
Action, Taked
DESK OFFICER
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BEITER
1. IT IS LOOKING INCREASINGLY LIKELY THAT
FOR ME TO BE IN HONG KONG DURING JULY AND AUGUST
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I COULD NOT THEN LEAVE HONG KONG
BEFORE MID OCTOBER BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO PREPARE MY ANNUAL
LEGCO ADDRESS.
2. IN ORDER TO GET IN AT LEAST SOME LEAVE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, I NOW PROPOSE TO TRY TO FIT IN TWO WEEKS AT THE END
OF MAY (HOPEFULLY BETWEEN TWO SESSIONS IN PEKING) WITH A FURTHER
COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE AUTUMN. THE DATES I HAVE IN MIND FOR MAY
ARE 12 TO 26 MAY, THE SPECIFIC DATES BEING SUBJECT TO THE PEKING
SESSIONS.
3. IN A SEPARATE TELEGRAM WE SHALL BE SUGGESTING THAT THE BEST
TIME FOR THE MARCH SESSION OF THE TALKS IN PEKING WOULD BE I
MARCH 14/15. THIS WOULD MEAN CANCELLING MY PLANNED VISIT TO
LONDON IN THAT WEEK. EVEN IF THERE IS NO MEETING IN PEKING, THE
PACE OF PREPARATIONS OF PAPERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IS SUCH THAT
IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER FOR ME TO BE HERE AT THAT TIME.
4. EVERYTHING IS OF COURSE CONTINGENT ON DEVELOPMENTS BUT, SUBJECT TO THAT, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU
SEE ANY OBJECTION TO MY PLANS.
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HO/HKD
MR DONALD
COPIES TO:
SIR PERCY CRADOCK
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