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FM CANBERRA
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 7
OF 03062OZ APRIL 91
INFO ROUTINE FCO, WELLINGTON, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE ‣
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YOUR TELNO 6 VISIT TO AUSTRALIA 9-15 MAY
1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS WHICH WE HAVE PASSED TO THE AUSTRALIANS.
MELBOURNE
2. WE WILL TRY TO ORGANISE THE ROUND TABLE WITH BUSINESSMEN FOR 0930 1130 ON FRIDAY, 10 MAY LEAVING AN HOUR TO PREPARE FOR YOUR SPEECH TO CEDA. WE WILL TRY TO SQUEEZE THE BRIEFING FROM THE COMMITTEE OF MELBOURNE IN AFTER LUNCH. THIS NEED ONLY TAKE AN HOUR AND IS USUALLY DONE ON THE BOAT. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PARTICULAR AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES YOU WOULD WISH US TO INCLUDE IN THE ROUND TABLE. WE WOULD NORMALLY SEEK TO INVOLVE THE CHAIRMAN/MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ABOUT A DOZEN TOP COMPANIES OR BANKS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON INTERESTS IN HONG KONG.
3.
WE HAVE ASKED THE DFAT TO PROPOSE TO THE HONG KONG CHINESE ASSOCIATIONS THAT YOU MEET THEM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY 10 MAY PERHAPS FOLLOWED BY DRINKS.
CANBERRA
4.
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL WILL BE OUT OF AUSTRALIA DURING YOUR VISIT BUT GOVERNMENT HOUSE NEVERTHELESS WISHES TO GIVE A DINNER. THIS WOULD BE HOSTED BY SIR WALTER CAMPBELL, THE GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND, WHO WILL BE THE ADMINISTRATOR IN THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ABSENCE.
5.
BUSHWALKING AT TIDBINBILLA NEED DOT BE STRENOUS AND CAN BE ADJUSTED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO SUIT YOUR PREFERENCES.
SYDNEY
6.
WE HAVE TOLD THE AUSTRALIANS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO MEETING HONG KONG STUDENTS DURING YOUR VISIT TO SYDNEY UNIVERSITY.
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