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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 216
OF 20090OZ JANUARY 89
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PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR
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YOUR TELNO 52: MY VISIT TO LONDON IN FEBRUARY
I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THIS VISIT WELL IN ADVANCE SO THAT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE LINKED TO ANY PARTICLULAR ISSUE. IF YOU SEE NO OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE ON 24 JANUARY:
(QUOTE) THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL VISIT LONDON FROM 20-26 FEBRUARY FOR ROUTINE DISCUSSIONS WITH FCO MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS. THE GOVERNOR'S LAST VISIT TO LONDON WAS IN OCTOBER 1988. (UNQUOTE)
2. IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS, WE SHALL SAY THAT THE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED WILL INCLUDE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AND PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. IF SPECIFICALLY ASKED, WE WOULD SAY THAT THE PROGRESS ON DRAFTING THE BASIC LAW WILL
PROBABLY ALSO BE DISCUSSED.
3. GRATEFUL TO AN OUTLINE PROGRAMME WHEN AVAILABLE.
WILSON
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