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FM HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, BRUSSELS
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 01
OF 15142OZ FEBRUARY 88
INFO ROUTINE FCO, PARIS, BONN
20
YOUR TELNO 061
0617: OVERSEAS TRAVEL PLANS, 1988-89.
1.
I CONFIRM THAT A WORTHWHILE PROGRAMME COULD BE ARRANGED BONN, BRUSSELS AND PARIS FROM 17 OCTOBER.
AND
IN
INVESTMENT
(CONSEIL
2. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF TRADE PROMOTION SEMINARS PROVISIONALLY PLANNED FOR PARIS NATIONAL DU PATRONAT FRANCAIS) AND KOLN (BUND DEUTSCHER INDUSTRIE) MAY BE APPROPRIATE. OFFERS ΤΟ ARRANGE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS ON A MORE GENERAL HONG KONG THEME HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE BY DGAP IN BONN, IFRI IN PARIS AND BY CEPS AND RIIA IN BRUSSELS.
3.
ADVICE FROM BONN AND PARIS WILL BE NEEDED NEARER THE TIME ON THE APPROPRIATE MINISTERS FOR CALLS. THOSE MINISTERS WHO HAVE VISITED HONG KONG RECENTLY ARE OBVIOUS CANDIDATES. HMA TO BELGIUM ADVISES THAT A VISIT BY THE GOVERNOR, WHICH HE WOULD WELCOME, WILL INEVITABLY STIMULATE INTEREST IN HONG KONG GOING SOME WAY BEYOND TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION QUESTIONS. MR PETRIE WILL BE GLAD TO COORDINATE WITH US CALLS ON THE BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MINISTERS INCLUDING EXTERNAL TRADE (NEITHER THE NAMES NOR THE PRECISE PORTFOLIOS WILL BE CLEAR UNTIL THE NEW GOVERNMENT IS FORMED). AS REGARDS THE FORUM FOR A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT THE AMBASSADOR SUGGESTS THAT A CEPS AUDIENCE WOULD BEST COVER BOTH BELGIAN AND EUROPEAN COMMUNITY INTEREST AND WOULD PROBABLY BE READIEST TO FOCUS ON THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND KEEP TO A MINIMUM THE
THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE RAISED DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
QUESTIONS
ABOUT
POLITICAL
4.
AS REGARDS TIMING THE WEEK BEGINNING 17 OCTOBER SEEMS FAIRLY CLEAR AT PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING WEEK SEEMS LESS GOOD BECAUSE THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL MEETS IN LUXEMBOURG ON 24/25 OCTOBER AND HM AMBASSADORS BRUSSELS, PARIS AND BONN ARE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN A SEPARATE MEETING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY 27 AND 28 OCTOBER.
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