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MINISTERS. ON THE WAY BACK TO HONG KONG, I AM THINKING OF MAKING A BRIEF VISIT TO SINGAPORE. I HAVE NOT VISITED ANY OF OUR ASEAN NEIGHBOURS SINCE I CAME HERE (ALTHOUGH I STOPPED IN SINGAPORE ON THE WAY TO TAKE UP MY POST) AND FEEL IT IS TIME WE STARTED BUILDING UP SUCH CONTACTS.
6. ALL BEING WELL, I PLAN TO TAKE ANNUAL LEAVE IN AUGUST AND, AS USUAL, PLAN TO SPEND A DAY OR TWO IN LONDON AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD.
7. I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT NORTH AMERICA DURING THE WEEK STARTING 14 OCTOBER, I.E. AFTER MY ANNUAL ADDRESS TO LEGCO. MY PRESENT INCLINATION, SUBJECT TO YOUR, WASHINGTON'S AND OTTAWA'S ADVICE, IS TO VISIT WASHINGTON, WHERE I LAST WENT IN OCTOBER 1989: SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH I HAD TO MISS DURING THAT TRIP BECAUSE OF THE EARTHQUAKE: VANCOUVER, WHICH I HAVE NOT YET VISITED AS GOVERNOR.
8. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU OR OTHER ADDRESSEES MAY HAVE AT THIS STAGE.
WILSON
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