CONFIDENTIAL
127055
MDLOAN 0157
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELNO 1277
OF 061225Z JULY 90
НКВ ого 122
1 JUL1990
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PERSONAL TO GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
FORTHCOMING COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG:
15-17 OCTOBER
1. THE COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION HERE HAVE BRIEFED US ABOUT THEIR PLANS TO HOLD THIS YEAR'S CPU CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG IN OCTOBER.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE, LEE KUAN YEW HAS ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO SPEAK AT THE CONFERENCE, AND THAT A NUMBER OF HONG KONG FIGURES (INCLUDING MARTIN LEE) WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU (OR IN YOUR ABSENCE SIR DAVID FORD) WILL BE PARTICIPATING.
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GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU EXPECT ANY PROBLEMS OR SENSITIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONFERENCE. WE SHALL BE KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE CPU AT THIS END, AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO FEED IN ANY ADVICE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO PASS ON.
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