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VISIT BY SIR IDRIS PEARCE TO HONG KONG, CHINA AND JAPAN
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SIR IDRIS PEARCE, NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (RICS) AND A SENIOR PARTNER IN RICHARD ELLIS, WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG (14-17 NOVEMBER) CHINA (2 WEEKS THEREAFTER) AND TOKYO ACCOMPANIED BY MICHAEL PATTISON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE RICS. HE CALLED ON BURNS, AUS ON 9 NOVEMBER FOR A BRIEFING, IN PARTICULAR ON RELATIONS WITH CHINA OVER HONG KONG.
2. SIR IDRIS ARRIVES IN HONG KONG ON THE CATHAY FLIGHT LEAVING HERE ON 13 NOVEMBER. HE IS ATTENDING A DINNER HOSTED BY THE RICS ON 15 NOVEMBER AT WHICH HE, AND WE UNDERSTAND ALSO THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, WILL MAKE SPEECHES. HE WILL BE MEETING PETER HEAP AND HAS ASKED RICHARD ELLIS TO ARRANGE FOR HIM TO SEE COLVIN HOUSE.
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SIR IDRIS HAS CLOSE LINKS WITH THE FCO AND SITS ON THE ADVISORYPANEL ON OUR ESTATE. HE IS WELL DISPOSED TO MAKE POSITIVE NOISES ABOUT HONG KONG DURING HIS VISIT TO CHINA, BUT ANXIOUS THAT HE SHOULD GET THE TONE RIGHT BOTH THERE AND IN HIS SPEECH IN HONG KONG. SIR IDRIS IS SEEING A NUMBER OF HKG OFFICIALS ON THE LAND DEVELOPMENT SIDE BUT IT OCCURS TO US THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF SIR IDRIS COULD ALSO CALL ON YOU OR THE CHIEF SECRETARY, PREFERABLY BEFORE HE MAKES HIS SPEECH CHE IS FREE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON). IF THIS IS POSSIBLE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A MESSAGE TO HIM ON 12 NOVEMBER. OTHERWISE, HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL FROM 14 NOVEMBER ONWARDS.
4. FOR PEKING: WE UNDERSTAND THAT SIR IDRIS WILL BE CALLING ON YOU. HIS MAIN INTEREST IN PEKING WILL BE DEVELOPING LINKS WITH THE STATE LAND ADMINISTRATION (WHO SENT A DELEGATION TO LONDON IN SPRING 1989) AND PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS AND EXCHANGES WITH THE CHINESE CONSTRUCTION AND CHARTERED SURVEYING PROFESSION. IN HONG KONG, HE WILL VISIT THE HONG KONG CENTRE FOR CHINESE REAL
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