CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1132
OF 13163OZ JUNE 91
CONFIDENTIAL
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150441 MDLOAN 4491
Hack 300
FROM HKD
SEMINAR ON HONG KONG, 3 JULY 1991
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL CHAIR A SMALL PRIVATE SEMINAR TO DISCUSS HONG KONG FROM 1000-1130 ON 3 JULY. THE OUTSIDE PARTICIPANTS WHOM WE ARE INVITING ARE SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, PETER SHORE MP, GEORGE WALDEN MP, DICK WILSON, CYRIL LIN, SIMON JENKINS (TIMES), JOHN GITTINGS (GUARDIAN), GRAHAM HUTCHINGS (TELEGRAPH) IAN HAY DAVIDSON (CREDIT LYONNAIS) AND SIR ADRIAN SWIRE.
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MINISTERS WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ONE OR TWO HONG KONG BASED BUSINESSMEN WHO MIGHT BE IN LONDON AT THE TIME OF THE SEMINAR. WE HAVE ASKED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE AND THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN LONDON TO LOOK INTO THIS. SO FAR DAVID GLEDHILL IS THE ONLY ONE KNOWN TO BE IN LONDON ON THAT DATE.
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GRATEFUL ANY VIEWS.
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