RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY DTI
RESTRICTED
(39
070152 MDLIAN 6796
MKB 024/1/c or want fre
DEN
TELNO OTTER 7
OF 14095OZ NOVEMBER 90
INFO ROUTINE FCO, BTC HONG KONG
INDEX
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YRTELNO OTTER 301
1 NOV 1990
VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY
26) 14/1
1. THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILS OF MR LILLEY'S REVISED DATES AND HIS PARTY. IT IS LIKELY THOUGH NOT YET CONFIRMED, THAT I WILL BE ON A VISIT TO CHINA FROM 21 JANUARY. IF SO, I WOULD UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH MR LILLEY. THIS WOULD BE A PITY FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. BUT I WOULD NOT WISH TO SUGGEST THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD CAUSE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ALTER HIS PLANS, WHICH CLEARLY HAVE TO BE LINKED WITH HIS VISIT TO JAPAN. IF I AM AWAY, I WOULD SUGGEST A MEETING WITH SIR DAVID FORD, WHO WOULD BE ACTING FOR ME IN MY ABSENCE.
2. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE EARLY ADVICE ON WHERE MR LILLEY
WOULD LIKE TO STAY DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
12
MR ADAMS, PEP, DTI COMED
MAIN
12
NO DISTRIBUTION DTI, VICTORIA ST MR MEADWAY, DTI MR LOVE OT2, TI
HKD
FED
MR LEWIS OT2, DTI
ERD
MR MURRAY OT2, DTI
ESAU
PS/SOS, DTI
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