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DATE:
25 March 1988
CC:
Private Secretary
PS/Lord Glenarthur
PS/Mr Eggar
Mr Gillmore
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Glenotter.
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Mr McLaren
Mr Teasdale
HUUB 020/13
RELATIONS WITH PARLIAMENT: CONTACTS WITH MPS: HONG KONG
1.
Please refer to your circular minute of 1 March. I believe
Mr Paul explained to you that we should like to delay replying to
the minute until after the visit to London of the Governor of Hong
Kong, which took place earlier this week. While he was here Sir D Wilson discussed with Lord Glenarthur our presentation of
policies on Hong Kong in Parliament and the media: I attach a copy
of PS/Lord Glenarthur's minute of 21 March.
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2. At the meeting it was agreed that there was a need to keep up
our work on briefing the media and selected groups of MPs. This
makes Hong Kong a priority topic for a targeted drinks party.
timing is concerned, it was agreed that it was right to start
working on briefing well in advance of any major Hong Kong related
event. The next newsworthy development will probably be the
publication of the Basic Law for post-1997 Hong Kong, which is
likely to take place in early May. This suggests that a briefing
should be given to interested MPs in the second half of April.
understand that Lord Glenarthur will be in London in the week
beginning 25 April, and his Private Secretary will be considering
with you what date in that week would be best.
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