CONFIDENTIAL
FM BTC HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 22093OZ FCO
TELNO 103
OF 220815Z MARCH 91
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0131T2 MDADAN 3510
FOR PAUL, HKD FROM HEAP
YOUR TELNO 71 : SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
1. YOUR PARA 3. UNTIL THE VISIT IS ANNOUNCED IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
TO GET FAR IN INVITING GUESTS SO I CANNOT YET GIVE MUCH IDEA OF
THE EVENTUAL GUEST LIST. I WILL SEEK TO INCLUDE THE BRITISH HEADS OF THE MAJOR COMPANIES OR HONG KONG/BRITISH COMPANIES SUCH AS JARDINES, SWIRES, HONG KONG BANK, INCHCAPE, CHINA LIGHT, THE RAILWAYS, HONG KONG ELECTRIC PLUS ONE OR TWO OTHERS. PERHAPS TWO OR THREE LEADING CHINESE BUSINESSMEN SUCH AS SIR Y K PAO, PETER WOO OR VINCENT LO. POSSIBLY PHILLIP CRAWLEY OF THE SOUTH CHINA
MORNING POST OR JOHN ANDREW OF THE ECONOMIST (ELLIOT OF THE FT WILL BE AWAY), BUT IF SO STRICTLY ON THE BASIS OF NOT FOR WRITING, NOT EVEN UNATTRIBUTABLE OR BACKGROUND. THE ONLY POSSIBLE CANDIDATE SOMEWHAT OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF DIRECT BRITISH INTERESTS
MIGHT BE RICHARD ALLEN, THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY. I DOUBT THAT ANY OF THESE REQUIRE ANY PARTICULAR SLANTS IN TERMS OF ADVANCE BRIEFING. I HOPE IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APPROVES, TO HAVE A SLIGHTLY STRUCTURED
DISCUSSION WITH EMPHASIS ON THE COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCENE
HERE ALTHOUGH GIVEN THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL JUT HAVE
COME FROM CHINA, THE POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THAT, AND PARTICULARLY THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE AIRPORT PROJECT, ARE BOUND TO BE OF INTEREST.
2. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW URGENTLY WHICH OF THE ACCOMPANYING
PARTY WILL ATTEND SO THAT I MAY KNOW HOW MANY OTHER SPACES ARE
AVAILABLE.
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