0810212
COMMENT
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 060800Z FCO
TELNO 2929
OF 06070OZ SEPTEMBER 89
HK B
026 123
PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS, FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 1805: MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO GET THE MINISTER TO HONG KONG AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. THE TIMING PROPOSED IN PARA 2 OF TUR WOULD BE FINE. TWO FULL DAYS WITH THE MINISTER DEPARTING ON THE EVENING OF 22 SEPTEMBER SHOULD GIVE TIME FOR AN ADEQUATE PROGRAMME. IF THE MINISTER WOULD PREFER TO STAY OVER UNTIL THE EVENING OF 23 SEPTEMBER, THIS WOULD PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR A WRAP UP MEETING ON THE SATURDAY MORNING
TIME IS SHORT AND WE WILL START WORK STRAIGHTAWAY ON AN OUTLINE PROGRAMME. THIS WILL INCLUDE MEETINGS WITH EXCO AND OMELCO. I CAN ARRANGE A SPECIAL MEETING OF EXCO FOR THE PURPOSE AND I HOPE THAT ENOUGH MEMBERS OF OMELCO WILL BE BACK IN TOWN BY THEN.
3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHETHER THE DATES SUGGESTED FOR THE VISIT CAN BE CONFIRMED AND ANY PARTICULAR WISHES THE MINISTER HAS ON HIS PROGRAMME. WE WILL TELEGRAPH A SUGGESTED OUTLINE OF A PROGRAMME AS SOON AS WE CAN.
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