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4. IF THE VISIT IS CONFIRMED, MR SAINSBURY WILL NO DOUBT DECIDE WHETHER HE WISHES TO STAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE OR WITH US. ONCE A VISIT IS CONFIRMED I WILL SEND A DRAFT PROGRAMME. I ASSUME THIS SHOULD FOLLOW THE LINES OF THAT DISCUSSED EARLIER WITH LORD TREFGARNE (PRIVATE SECRETARY'S MINUTE OF 19 JUNE) WITH EMPHASIS ON THE AIRPORT PROJECT (AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY IF HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY BUSINESS LEADERS FROM THAT SECTOR), CALLS ON SENIOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT IN ADDITION TO THE GOVERNOR, PERHAPS A VISIT TO ONE OF THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING COMPANIES IN VIEW OF THEIR LARGE PURCHASES FROM THE UK, AND PERHAPS ONE OF THE BUS COMPANIES FOR THE SAME REASON. ALSO A VISIT TO A BRITISH OWNED FACTORY, AND PERHAPS A VISIT TO CATHAY PACIFIC WHO ALSO BUY SO EXTENSIVELY FROM THE UK. A LUNCHTIME
SPEECH ON A TRADE THEME TO A COMBINED MEETING OF THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE ''BULLDOGS'' (A LUNCHEON GROUP FOR BRITISH BUSINESSMEN ORGANISED BY THE TRADE COMMISSION) WOULD ALSO BE WELCOME. LORD TREFGARNE HAD PROPOSED A VISIT TO DAYA BAY:
LOGISTICALLY THIS COULD BE QUITE DIFFICULT AND OF COURSE WOULD HAVE SOME POLITICAL OVERTONES AS THE NEXT MINISTERIAL VISIT INTO CHINA AFTER MR MAUDE'S RECENT VISIT. IT WOULD ALSO TAKE A FULL DAY AND WOULD THUS EAT HEAVILY INTO THE REST OF THE PROGRAMME. IT
MIGHT THEREFORE BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO CONCENTRATE ON HONG KONG DURING THIS VISIT. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER MR SAINSBURY HAS ANY OTHER INTERESTS THAT HE WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE TO SEE COVERED. ALSO WHETHER MRS SAINSBURY AND WHICH OFFICIALS WOULD ACCOMPANY.
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