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FM HONG KONG 251015Z FEB 85
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 208 OF 25 FEBRUARY
INFO ROUTINE F C O, DT I.
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YOUR TELNO. 24 : VISIT TO HONG KONG OF CHINESE MINISTER FOR THE
TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
1. PROPOSAL IN YOUR LAST SENTENCE IS ACCEPTABLE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO THE MINISTRY ACCORDINGLY. WE SHALL RAISE THE ISSUE
WITH NCNA TOMORROW.
2. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, THE PROTOCOL FOR SUCH VISITS I GREY AREA. IN TWO CASES (E.G. THE MAYOR OF SHANGHAI IN NOVEMBER 1981 AND THE GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG IN OCTOBER 1984) INFORMAL LETTERS WERE SENT INVITING THEM TO VISIT HONG KONG ON THEIR WAY BACK TO CHINA FROM COI SPONSORED VISITS TO THE UK. BUT WE HAVE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GUANGDONG AND THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER SENIOR FIGURES FOR WHOM SOME KIND OF OFFICIAL PROGRAMME HAS BEEN ARRANGED WITHOUT ANY WRITTEN INVITATION BEING ISSUED. IN ALL CASES NCNA HAVE TAKEN CARE OF ACCOMMODATION (USUALLY IN THEIR GUEST HOUSE), SO COI TERMS ARE NOT RELEVANT.
3. IN THIS CASE WE SHALL BE RECOMMENDING A CALL ON THE GOVERNOR, DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, A MEETING WITH THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD AND VISITS TO TEXTILE ENTERPRISES, INCLUDING ANY FACTORY MME WU MAY CARE TO NOMINATE. THIS IS UNLIKELY TO TAKE MORE THAN 2-3 DAYS. NO DOUBT MME WU WILL HAVE PLANS OF HER OWN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME.
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