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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, TOKYO
PERSONAL FOR) PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
YRTELNO 1359: HONG KONG: POSSIBLE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT
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1 I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND BEFORE I CAN GIVEN ANY USEFUL ADVICE.
2. IN PRINCIPLE, I SEE NO PROBLEM IN THE IDEA OF A CONFERENCE OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL INVESTORS IN HONG KONG. THIS COULD HAVE A USEFUL EFFECT. BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW YOU SHOULD INTEND THAT THIS SHOULD BE ORGANISED. WOULD HMG TAKE THE LEAD? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD ARRANGE? EITHER WAY, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD DEVISE SOME SORT OF HOOK ON WHICH TO HANG THE CONFERENCE.
3. ON A PURELY PRACTICAL NOTE, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PLAN SOME WAY AHEAD IN ORDER FOR SUCH A CONFERENCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. APART FROM ANYTHING ELSE, THE BEST VENUES TEND TO BE BOOKED WELL IN ADVANCE.
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