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MDLIAN 5712
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 26
OF 04093OZ JANUARY 88
дри
PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR
PROPOSED VISIT TO LONDON IN FEBRUARY
AS INCLUDED IN MY TELNO 4273 OF 21 NOVEMBER 1988, I SHOULD LIKE TO PAY ONE OF MY ROUTINE VISITS TO LONDON IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 20 FEBRUARY. BECAUSE OF A FUNCTION IN HONG KONG IN THE EARLY EVENING OF 19 FEBRUARY, I COULD ONLY LEAVE LATE THAT NIGHT. I WOULD THEN ARRIVE ON 2 0 FEBRUARY AND BE AVAILABLE FOR MEETINGS ON 21-23 FEBRUARY. I WOULD RETURN TO HONG KONG ON 25 FEBRUARY.
2. I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO CALL ON THE SECRETARY
OF STATE AND LORD GLENARTHUR AS USUAL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CALL IF CONVENIENT ON THE PUS, PERCY CRADOCK, JOHN BOYD AND JOHN WESTON AND IF PETER HEAP IS IN LONDON IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO SEE HIM.
ANYBODY ELSE YOU THINK I SHOULD SEE?
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DURING MY VISITS LAST YEAR, I HAS USEFUL MEETINGS SUCCESIVELY WITH GROUPS OF SENIOR OFFICIALS IN THE HOME OFFICE, MOD AND THE TREASURY. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL AND APPRECIATED IF WE SUGGEST A SIMILAR SEMINAR TYPE MEETING WITH DTI OFFICIALS? IF YOU DO, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SOUND THEM OUT AND MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.
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I SHALL BE ASKING THE HKGO LONDON TO MAKE THE USUAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIP ROOMS, HOTEL AND CAR: TO FIX A LUNCH WITH SELECTED JOURN- ALISTS ON 23 FEBRUARY: AND TO SET UP A MEETING WITH SIR P BLAKER
AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO TAKE DAVID GILLMORE, ROBIN MCLAREN AND ALAN PAUL OUT TO LUNCH ON 21 OR 22 FEBRUARY IF THEY ARE FREE.
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FINALLY, THIS VISIT WILL FALL INTO THE HANDOVER PERIOD FOR MY PRIVATE SECRETARY. UNLESS YOU SEE ANY OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BOTH RICHARD HOARE AND HIS SUCCESSOR (CLINTON LEEKS). I WILL
BE TELEPHONING SEPARATELY WITH IDEAS FOR A SHORT BRIEFING PROGRAMME
FOR LEEKS TO BE FITTED ROUND THIS VISIT.
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