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YOUR TELNO 3086 AND BTC HONG KONG SEELNO 336 VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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MR LILLEY PROPOSES TO VISIT HONG KONG FROM 19 TO 22 JANUARY. WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SAME PARTY AS IN JAPAN: MRS LILLEY, PRIVATE SECRETARY (MISS SUE BISHOP) AND LOVE COT2) AND MAY BE
JOINED IN HONG KONG BY ADAMS PEP.
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THE PARTY PLAN TO ARRIVE DURING THE EVENING OF 19 JANUARY FROM TOKYO. EXACT FLIGHT DETAILS ARE NOT YET FINALISED. MR AND MRS LILLEY HAVE A NUMBER OF FRIENDS IN HONG KONG AND WE ARE ESTABLISHING WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEND SOME OR ALL OF 20 JANUARY PRIVATELY, AS WELL AS OTHER HOUSEKEEPING DETAILS.
3 21 AND 22 JANUARY WILL OF COURSE BE FREE FOR BUSINESS. WE SHALL BE IN TOUCH SEPARATELY THROUGH BTC ABOUT THE SHAPE OF THE PROGRAMME. THE MAIN STRANDS WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE PADS AND OTHER KEY BUSINESS INTERESTS, REAFFIRMING THE UK'S COMMITMENT TO PURSUING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG AND PRESENTING IT AS A PRIORITY MARKET FOR THE UK. MR LILLEY IS CONSIDERING MAKING A SPEECH ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES.
4 THE PARTY PLAN TO DEPART HONG KONG AT 2230 ON 22 JANUARY ON BA38. THESE PROPOSALS ARE OF COURSE SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS AND THOSE OF THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER.
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