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4. WE WOULD END WITH A SHORT MEETING (ABOUT 30 TO 35 MINUTES) WITH LEADING BRITISH BUSINESSMEN. THOSE WHO WILL BE COMING ARE: NIGEL RICH, HEAD OF JARDINES, DAVID GLEDHILL, HEAD OF SWIRES, SIMON MURRY, HEAD OF HUTCHISON WHAMPOA AND ALSO PROMINENT IN THE HONOUR HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, NORMAN THOMPSON OF C-FIN (HE IS WELL KNOWN TO US AND THE DTI, KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THE PROJECT BUSINESS HERE, AND WAS ONE OF THE LEADING MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM FOR THE SECOND HARBOUR TUNNEL), NEIL MAIDMENT, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GLAXO HONG KONG, AND ALSO THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PAUL DUNNET, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ALFRED DUNHILL, AND PAUL SELWAY-SWIFT, HEAD OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK OPERATIONS IN HONG KONG AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BANKERS. I AM STILL AWAITING RESPONSE FROM CHARLES MACKAY, HEAD OF INCHCAPE AND BILL STONES, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER. THESE COMPANIES ARE EITHER BRITISH, E.G. DUNHILL, GLAXO OR INCHCAPE, OR HAVE BRITISH ORIGINS, SUBSTANTIAL BRITISH SHAREHOLDINGS, AND BRITISH MANAGEMENT E.G. SWIRES, JARDINES AND HONG KONG BANK, OR ARE BRITISH MEN MANAGED AND PLACE VERY LARGE ORDERS IN THE U K, E.G. CHINA LIGHT AND POWER. THE IMPORTS FROM THE UK OF THESE COMPANIES ADD UP TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF POUNDS PER ANNUM. I HAVE TOLD THE BUSINESSMEN THAT THE FORMAT, SUBJECT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VIEWS AT THE TIME, MIGHT BE A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION FOR 30 MINUTES ON THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN HONG KONG, THE FUTURE PARTICULARLY AS SEEN FROM A BUSINESS ANGLE, THE EFFECTS
OF THE BRAIN DRAIN ETC.
5 I HAVE ARRANGED NO SEPARATE PROGRAMME FOR MRS HURD, AND UNDERSTAND THAT FOLLOWING YRTELNO 103 SHE WILL NOW BE LEAVING THE TRADE COMMISSION AT 15.40 (AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DISCUSSION WITH BUSINESSMEN) FOR THE BRITISH COUNCIL. MY WIFE WILL BE PRESENT AT THE TRADE COMMISSION TO ESCORT MRS HURD. WE COULD ALSO, IF MRS HURD WISHES, ORGANISE A SMALL DSWA GATHERING (SMALL BECAUSE MANY OF OUR WIVES WORK ELSEWHERE) OVER A CUP OF TEA TO TAKE PLACE AT THE
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