CONFIDENTIAL
BACKGROUND
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1. The Secretary of State is considering a visit to Hong
Kong and China from 1-7 April (or possibly 1-9 April).
decision will be taken after the Governor's visit on
11 March. If he decides to do this it might well leak in Hong Kong before the date of the question. In which case the reply would provide an opportunity to make a formal
announcement.
2.
Although Mr Colvin has not asked any questions on Hong Kong in the recent past, he paid a visit to Hong Kong last
month (sponsored by the Hong Kong Government) in the company
of Sir Richard Luce MP. The programme included a visit to VBP camps, a PADS briefing and a visit to Macao.
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