1715177
COMMENT
HKB 211/8
HKD98
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
180CT 1988
INL
TELNO 3815
OF 13090OZ OCTOBER 88
N
FOR HUM, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
1. AS YOU KNOW, I ANNOUNCED IN MY ADDRESS TO LEGCO YESTERDAY THAT WE WOULD BE SETTING UP A CENTRAL POLICY UNIT IN THE NEW YEAR. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF DURING MY VISIT TO LONDON RICHARD HOARE COULD SPEND SOME TIME WITH MEMBERS OF THE POLICY PLANNING STAFF TO FIND OUT IN SOME DETAIL HOW IT OPERATES WITHIN THE FCO.
2. IF THIS CAN BE ARRANGED, THE IDEAL TIMES FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW WOULD BE EITHER AT 12 NOON ON 24 OCTOBER OR AT 11AM ON 25 OCTOBER.
WILSON
YYYY
MAIN
NO DISTRIBUTION
MR HUM/HKD
[MASTERSON)
1
0
1