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TELNO 1324
OF 260512Z SEPTEMBER 90
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, B T C HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 735. VISIT OF LORD YOUNG: 14/16 OCTOBER.
1. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ACCOMPANY LORD YOUNG ON HIS CALL ON A SENIOR CHINESE LEADER PROVIDED THIS TAKES PLACE ON THE MONDAY OR BEFORE NOON ON TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER. FROM THAT POINT ON UNTIL THE MORNING OF MONDAY 22 OCTOBER I SHALL BE ON TOUR AT THE INVITATION OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS IN ZHEJIANG AND FUJIAN PROVINCES. IT MAY ALSO BE RELEVANT THAT THE INSPECTORS ARRIVE ON 11 OCTOBER.
2. I AM GIVING A RECEPTION ON THE NIGHT OF MONDAY 15 OCTOBER FOR CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND HISTORIANS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DUNHUANG MANUSCRIPTS. LORD YOUNG WOULD BE MOST WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS IF HE WOULD CARE TO.
3. I HAVE NO PARTICULAR SUGGESTIONS ABOUT A ''MESSAGE'' FOR LORD YOUNG TO TRY TO PUT ACROSS AT A SENIOR LEVEL. ANDREW BURNS' VISIT HAS BEEN USEFUL AND HE HAD A GOOD TALK FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER JIANG ENZHU ON 24 SEPTEMBER. THEIR DISCUSSION COVERED ALL THE CURRENT PROBLEMS.
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IN ANY CASE, I THINK THAT THIS TIME ROUND IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR LORD YOUNG TO WEAR HIS HAT AS CHAIRMAN OF CABLE AND WIRELESS AND TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS OWN COMPANY'S INTERESTS. THE FACT OF THE VISIT ITSELF IS QUITE SUFFICIENT TO SHOW THAT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA ARE THICKENING UP GRADUALLY.
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