CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM BTC HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 260
OF 16020OZ JUNE 89
HKB 020K DIST ?
021615
MDHIAN 9704
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HEAD OF HONG
Дорно
DEPARTMENT
VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO HONG KONG: 2
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4 JULY
1. WHEN PREPARING THE PROGRAMME FOR THIS VISIT I HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO PAY SOME HEED TO THE BUSINESS SECTOR, BRITISH AS WELL AS HONG KONG. IF A VENUE WERE NEEDED FOR A SPEECH (WHICH WOULD OF COURSE BE AN EXCELLENT WAY OF GETTING A MESSAGE TO A VERY WIDE AUDIENCE SINCE IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE COVERED EXTENSIVELY BY TV AND RADIO) THEN PERHAPS A COMBINED LUNCH MEETING OF THE HONG KONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PERHAPS THE BULLDOGS (THE TRADE COMMISSION'S MONTHLY LUNCH CLUB FOR BUSINESSMEN) COULD PROVIDE A SUITABLE PLATFORM. IF IT WERE ALSO POSSIBLE TO FIT IN AN OCCASION FOR MEETING LOCAL BUSINESSMEN, AT DRINKS OR OVER A MEAL, THEN OF COURSE I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ARRANGE IT.
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