CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 236
OF 18080OZ JANUARY 90
INFO PRIORITY OTTAWA
CONFIDENTIAL
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027171 MDLIAN 1269
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2 4 FEB 1990
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CANADA HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
1. MRS MCCLOSKY, THE CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, IS PLANNING TO VISIT HONG KONG ON 5 FEBRUARY, ACCOMPANIED BY BALLOCH (DIRECTOR FOR HONG KONG AND CANADA IN THE DEA). THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONER HAS TOLD US THAT THE CABINET IN OTTAWA DISCUSSED HONG KONG JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS. MRS MCCLOSKY WISHED TO INFORM US OF THE OUTCOME WHICH, HIGGINBOTHAM BELIEVED, WOULD BE REGARDED AS HELPFUL TO HONG KONG. HE HAS NOT VOUCHSAFED DETAILS.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT BALLOCH MAY BE VISITING LONDON FIRST ON A
SIMILAR MISSION.
3. BOTH MAY TRAVEL TO PEKING AFTER THEIR VISIT HERE.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
67
ΜΑΙΝ
64
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
NAD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE) PUSD
NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MOSS
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADV
MR FIFOOT HID
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