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CS 2072
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FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO VISIT 1
OF 190923Z JULY 90
HKC031/20
IN.
RECE
27 JUL 1990
INFO ROUTINE COI, PEKING HONG KONG
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YRTELNO VISIT 1: JLG XVI: JOLLIFICATION
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1. APOLOGIES FOR NOT REPLYING EARLIER TO YOUR TUR.
2. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT FUNDS CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR A POST-JLG EXCURSION AFTER JLG XVI BY TREATING GUO AS A CATEGORY II SPONSORED VISITOR. IF THE CHINESE DELEGATION IS TO BE LIMITED TO 5 OR 6 THIS EFFECTIVELY MEANS INVITATIONS MAY BE EXTENDED ONLY TO THE 5 JLG MEMBERS AND AN INTERPRETER. ON THE BRITISH SIDE, I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO ACCOMPANY GUO. HKG EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE MEMBERS AND PERMANENT EXPERTS IN THEIR EMPLOY. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LOCATE FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES TO ALLOW MARTIN (AND PAUL (HKD) IF HE WISHES) TO GO AS WELL TO MATCH THE CHINESE TEAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE EXCURSION IS NOT REALLY TO GIVE THE CHINESE JLG TEAM AN INSIGHT INTO BRITISH CULTURE, BUT TO FOSTER GOOD WORKING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES OF THE JLG, AND TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXTENDED CONTACT IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. THIS WAS VERY USEFUL AT DATONG.
is the only 3. ON DATES, 29 SEPTEMBER TO 1 OCTOBER SEEMS APPROPRIATE, THOUGH
Joule I hunds.
THE CHINESE MAY WANT TO BE BACK IN LONDON FOR A NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION IF IT IS TO BE HELD ON 1 OCTOBER. I WOULD SUGGEST A CONCERT ON THE EVENING OF 29 SEPTEMBER MIGHT GO DOWN WELL: GUO ENJOYS CLASSICAL MUSIC, ESPECIALLY BEETHOVEN. I AM NOT QUITE SURE WHAT IS MEANT BY QUOTE WORKING ENGAGEMENTS UNQUOTE: THERE OBVIOUSLY COULD BE NONE ACTUALLY RELEVANT TO THE JLG, BUT YOU MAY HAVE CALLS ON DIGNITARIES IN MIND AND ONE OR TWO MIGHT WELL BE APPROPRIATE. OTHERWISE I SUGGEST THE ACCENT SHOULD BE ON SIGHTSEEING, WHICH WILLI ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATIONS TO MIX TOGETHER AND TALK
INFORMALLY.
4. I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEED TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION FROM THE CHINESE SIDE SINCE THE CHINESE SIDE HAVE NEVER SOUGHT TO DO SO WHEN WE HAVE VISITED CHINA. THIS IS OF COURSE A FAMILIAR PROBLEM. I PROPOSE, IF YOU AGREE, TO EXPLAIN TO GUO THAT WE HAVE SOME BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS AND TO ASK HIM INFORMALLY HOW MUCH
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