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TO DESKBY 10010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 79
OF 09140OZ JANUARY 90
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
AND TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONGDESRINE DICH REP JLGTHONG KONG
Q DIST ?
15 JAN1990
FROM HKD.
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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
1. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: MEETINGS WITH OMELCO AND EXCO
2.
GRATEFUL FOR AN INDICATION OF THE MATTERS THAT WILL BE RAISED IN THESE MEETINGS. WE ASSUME THE USUAL FORMAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED IN EACH CASE.
MEETING WITH DISTRICT BOARD
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT FORM THIS MEETING WILL TAKE. WILL THE SECRETARY OF STATE SIMPLY BE SITTING IN ON A NORMAL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING? WHAT EXACTLY WILL HE BE REQUIRED TO DO?.
PRESS CONFERENCE
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4. WE SHALL BE COVERING IN OUR PRESS BRIEFING ALL THE OBVIOUS SUBJECTS NATIONALITY, VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, DEMOCRACY, BASIC LAW, BILL OF RIGHTS, RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE OVER HONG KONG, BRITISH REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG AND IVORY.
5. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD GIVE THOUGHT AS TO WHAT OTHER SUBJECTS MAY COME UP AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND ALSO
SUGGEST A LINE TO TAKE.
6.
WE HAVE SEEN PRESS REPORTS THAT
ALLEN LEE, SENIOR LEGCO MEMBER, IS IN HOSPITAL AT
PRESENT. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER HE WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING
THE VISIT.
(FOR BTC HONG KONG AND UKREP JLG)
7. GRATEFUL FOR A LIST OF STAFF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE WILL MEET WHEN HE VISITS YOUR OFFICES. VERY BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES WOULD BE HELPFUL.
8. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO
THESE QUESTIONS DESKBY 1009OOZ.
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