HKCO31/18°
CONFIDENTIAL
*
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1667
OF 13160OZ SEPT 91
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
TOP COPY
8
120373
MDLOAN 3598
Q DIST? R&B.U. 30/9.
C3619
HONG KONG PARTICIPATION AT ELEVENTH ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ILO
1.
7
MIU'S (EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH) LETTER TO MAJOR (HKD) OF 3 SEPTEMBER ASKED US TO ASK THE ILO TO EXTEND A SEPARATE INVITATION TO HONG KONG TO THE ABOVE MEETING. IT CITES THE PRECEDENT OF THE 1985 TENTH ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE WHICH HONG KONG ATTENDED IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
2. WE SEE NO DIFFICULTY AND WILL APPROACH THE ILO AS SUGGESTED. WE WOULD HOWEVER WELCOME YOUR AND COPY ADDRESSEES' ADVICE FIRST ON WHETHER IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO ASK THE ILO TO INFORM THE CHINESE, OR WHETHER WE SHOULD DO SO IN PARALLEL.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
68
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
UND
DISTRIBUTION
72
ILA PUSD
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES MR BURNS
ADDITIONAL
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MISS BROOKS LEG ADVISERS
MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO. 10.
1
PAGE CONFIDENTIAL
୯୯୯୯