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TO IMMEDIATE DTI
TELNO OTTER 818
-T DEC 1990
OF 06052OZ DECEMBER 1990, INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, FCP
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YOUR TELNOS 573 AND OTTER 555: FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY
VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE
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I AM GLAD THAT MR LILLEIH STILL INTENDS TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN (12-19 JANUARY) AS ORIGINALLY SET OUT IN OTTER 555. WE HAVE NOW GIVEN FURTHER THOUGHT TO EXPANDING THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME SET OUT IN HUMFREY'S TELELETTER TO LOVE OF 5 OCTOBER.
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ONE WORD OF CAUTION: THE LATEST THINKING ON TIMING OF A POSSIBLE CABINET RESHUFFLE HERE IS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS OR POSSIBLY AFTER KAIFU'S TRIP TO ASEAN AND KOREA (NOT YET FIRM BUT AROUND 8-20 JANUARY). WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENT PLANS FOR MUTO (MITI MINISTER) TO ACCOMPANY KAIFU ON HIS TRAVELS. BUT MUTO COULD BE MOVED IN ANY RESHUFFLE. REGARDLESS OF POSSIBLE CHANGES WE ARE ASKING FOR A FULL-SCALE MEETING WITH THE MITI MINISTER AND SEPERATE SHORTER CALLS ON THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FINANCE (THE LATTER IN VIEW OF MR LILLEY'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES).
PROGRAMME CONTENT
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THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF A PROGRAMME WERE SUMMARISED IN HUMFREY'S TELELETTER, TO WHICH MUST BE ADDED YOUR SUGGESTIONS ON GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS RELATIONS AND EDUCATION.
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THE TIMING IS NOT RIPE FOR AN R AND D INWARD INVESTMENT SEMINAR, BUT THE PROGRAMME SUGGESTED PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MR LILLEY TO SEE AT FIRST HAND JAPANESE ADVANCES IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE CONSIDERED WHETHER MR LILLEY MIGHT CALL ON THE AIRLINES AS MR RIDLEY DID LAST MAY BUT HAVE CONCLUDED THAT SUCH DIRECT PUBLIC PRESSURE COULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AND THAT THESE ''BIG TICKET'' ITEMS ARE BEST PURSUED IN HIS MINISTERIAL TALKS.
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ON GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS RELATIONS, IF MR LILLEY IS INTERESTED, WE COULD TRY TO ARRANGE A BRIEFING SESSION WITH MITI OFFICIALS (SEPERATE FROM A CALL ON MR MUTO) ON THE MINISTRY'S ROLE, CURRENT OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF OPERATION.
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