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6. ALL BEING WELL, I PLAN TO TAKE ANNUAL LEAVE IN AUGUST AND, AS USUAL, WOULD SPEND A DAY OR TWO IN LONDON AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD.
7. A RETURN MATCH HONG KONG FESTIVAL IN CANADA WILL BE STAGED IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER. I HAVE AGREED TO TAKE PART IN THE CLOSING CEREMONY IN VANCOUVER, WHICH I HAVE NOT YET VISITED AS GOVERNOR, IN THE WEEK OF 19 OCTOBER. IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT OTTAWA, FOR CALLS ON MINISTERS, AND SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH I HAD TO OMIT FROM MY NORTH AMERICAN VISIT IN OCTOBER 1989 BECAUSE OF THE EARTHQUAKE. ON THIS BASIS, I WOULD BE AWAY FROM HONG KONG FROM ABOUT 17 OCTOBER TO 25 OCTOBER.
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IN NOVEMBER, I PLAN TO VISIT TOKYO FOR THE JOINT PLENARY SESSION FOR JAPAN/HONG KONG BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT ORGANISED BY THE TDC. 1992 IS JAPAN'S TURN TO HOST. DEPENDING ON EVENTS, I MIGHT VISIT LONDON AGAIN AFTER THIS.
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I WILL ALSO HAVE TO VISIT PEKING SOMETIME DURING 1992. LU PING AND I HAVE PERSONALLY AGREED THAT HE SHOULD COME TO HONG KONG AROUND THE END OF THIS YEAR. THAT SUGGESTS A VISIT BY TO PEKING AROUND JULY. IF MY DIARY PERMITS, I MIGHT ADD ON EITHER TIANJIN OR A PROVINCE, POSSIBLY ZHEJIANG.
I ALSO HAVE AN OPEN INVITATION FROM PROFESSOR BENNO SCHMIDT, PRESIDENT OF YALE UNIVERSITY, TO ADDRESS A SEMINAR THERE. FOR PERSONAL REASONS, I WOULD PREFER TO DO THIS IN JUNE, BUT AM ADVISED THAT THE TURN-OUT IS LIKELY TO BE POOR BECAUSE MOST OF THE STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL HAVE GONE. CAN WASHINGTON CONFIRM THAT THIS IS SO ?.
11. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU AND ADDRESSEES MAY HAVE AT THIS STAGE.
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