ZCZC
HMLNAN 0066
RESTRICTED
TT INDUS
FM HKBTC TO INDUS
06095OZ AUG
GRS 280
RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL H CONFIDENCE
FM BTC HONG KONG
HKK 090/1
TO TELELETTER DTH
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
27 AUG 1986
TELELETTER 'B'HAK/W
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OF 06095OZ AUGUST 86
INDEX
Action Takom
FROM:
REG. HOLLOWAY, BTC HONG KONG
FOLLOWING FOR: GORDON WILLIAMS, DT, BB.
A7B27/
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Mr Thomas
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care
818
HA KING ENTERPRISES
WILDMAN'S MINUTE TO PS/SECRETARY OF STATE OF 14 MARCH.
Sat
I: SPOKE TO DR HA KING WONG AGAIN ON 4 AUGUST. HE IS STIL
PLANNING TO BE IN LONDON ON 20 SEPTEMBER FOR THE OPENING OF THE
**LONDON PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY'. HIS PROGRAMME AS BEING ARRANGED BY DIXONS' HEAD OFFICE (MARK SOHAME). H HAVE HAD A SEPERATE WORD WITH PAULINE CHAN WHO WILL BE TRAVELLING WITH DR HA KING. SHE SAID SHE WAS STILL KEEN THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD ESTABLISH A FACTORY *N BRITAIN BUT SHE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS SHE WHO ADVISED DR HA KING AGAINST DOING THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SHE THOUGHT SOME FURTHER CONSOLIDATION WAS NEEDED IN HONG KONG BEFORE THEY EXTENDED THEMSELVES IN BRITAIN. SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LIKE TO RUN THE BRITISH FACTORY HERSELF THOUGH SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO STAY FOR LONG ENOUGH PERIODS. SHE WAS CLEARLY ANGLING FOR AN ASSURANCE REGARDING A PASSPORT.
MISS CHAN SAID SHE WOULD PREFER NOT TO CALL ON MINISTERS DURING THE SEPTEMBER VISHT (THOUGH SHE REMINDED ME OF MRS THATCHER'S PERSONAL INTEREST AN THE COMPANY). SHE SAID SHE FELT EMBARRASSED THAT THE COMPANY HAD CAUSED THE NEDC SO MUCH TROUBLE. W ASSURED
HER THAT NOBODY THOUGHT THEY HAD BEEN A BOTHER AND THAT WE WERE
ALL READY TO HELP AND ADVISE WHENEVER MISS CHAN OR DR HA KING WISHED TO TALK TO US AGAIN ABOUT THE POSSIBLE INVESTMENT.
ALTHOUGH MISS CHAN SAYS SHE WOULD PREFER NOT TO CALL ON A MINISTER # THINK OF ONE M/S PLANNING TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF THE GALLERY (THE CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY PRINCE ANDREW) (FT WOULD BE USEFUL #F HE COULD ASSURE MISS CHAN AND DR HA KING THAT THE GOVERNMENT REMAINS KEEN TO HELP THEM SET UP UN BRITAIN.
HOLLOWAY