CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2544
HKB 026/20
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
15 JAN1990
DESK OFFICER
OF 22115OZ DECEMBER 89
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL HKD SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOW GONE FIRM ON THE DATES 13-16 JANUARY FOR HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG. HE PLANS TO ARRIVE BY THE CATHAY PACIFIC FLIGHT ON 13 JANUARY AND IS RETURNING TO LONDON FROM HONG KONG ON TUESDAY NIGHT (16 JANUARY). MRS HURD WILL ACCOMPANY HIM ALSO IN THE PARTY WILL BE HIS PPS, TIM YEO (SUBJECT TO APPROVAL FROM NO 10) AS WELL AS ROBIN MCLAREN AND MYSELF
2. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE PROPOSE TO ANNOUNCE THE VISIT AT 12.00 OUR TIME ON WEDNESDAY 3 JANUARY.
3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR DETAILED PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS FOR BOTH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MRS HURD. THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME CONTAINED IN YOUR TELNO 3751 SEEMS VERY MUCH ON THE RIGHT LINES, BUT NO DOUBT YOU WILL WISH TO REFINE THIS FURTHER
4.
ARRANGEMENTS WILL NEED TO BE SET IN HAND URGENTLY FOR THE LUNCH TO BE CO-HOSTED BY THE HONG KONG AND BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WROTE TO HELMUT SOHMEN ON 6 DECEMBER TO CONFIRM THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP THE INVITATION TO ATTEND THE LUNCH AND DELIVER A SPEECH.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
41
LIMITED
HKD
PROTOCOL
NEWS
PRIVATE SECRETARY
ANNN
DISTRIBUTION
41
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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