CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 771
OF 231055Z
FEBRUARY 88
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2 4 FEB 1988
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YOUR TELNO 446: VISITS TO LONDON:
MY
BUSINESSMEN
LONDON PROGRAMME IN MARCH IS NOW TOO CROWDED TO ALLOW ME
BUT I WOULD TO SEE SIR JAMES CLEMINSON AND LORD LIMERICK THEN. BE HAPPY TO TRY TO FIT THEM IN WHEN I VISIT LONDON IN OCTOBER. WE CAN DISCUSS DETAILS NEARER THE TIME. I SAW LORD LIMERICK FAIRLY RECENTLY WHEN HE WAS LAST HERE CON 20 NOVEMBER 1987).
2. I WOULD WELCOME THE CHANCE OF A DISCUSSION OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
BUT I THAT HK PROVIDES FOR BRITISH EXPORTERS AND INVESTORS. HOPE NONE OF THOSE CONCERNED WILL SEE IT AS AN OCCASION TO LOBBY FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR UK BUSINESSES (SOMETHING HENRY KESWICK IS CONSTANTLY URGING ON ME). I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE POINT THAT HONG KONG IS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, A GENUINELY FREE MARKET.
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