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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2146
OF 12180OZ DEC 91
INFO ROUTINE SINGAPORE
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Sa
106110
MDHOAN 6506
HKD 026/10
f.a.
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13/12
€58
YOUR TELNO 3758 AND FCO TELNO 393 TO SINGAPORE: VISIT OF LORD FERRERS
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THE MINISTER IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OFFER OF ACCOMMODATION AND WILL BE DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT, BUT HE IS AWARE THAT YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE WITH YOU AND WOULD NOT WISH TO IMPOSE ON A FAMILY WEEKEND. HE WOULD THEREFORE PROPOSE TO MOVE IN TO THE MANDARIN HOTEL ON HIS ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG (WHICH, AS YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM SECOND TUR, WILL EITHER BE 3 OR 4 JANUARY), AND THEN, IF CONVENIENT, JOIN YOU IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE ON THE SUNDAY EVENING. (THE MINISTER HAS FOND MEMORIES OF THE MANDARIN FROM TWO PREVIOUS VISITS). GRATEFUL IF; YOU COULD MAKE PROVISIONAL BOOKINGS FOR THE MINISTER AND HIS PS, MARTIN NEREY.
2. A TWO DAY PROGRAMME 6 AND 7 JANUARY TO VISIT THE RHKPF WILL BE FINE. THE MINISTER HAS ARRANGED TO CALL ON THE HOME OFFICE NATIONALITY TEAM ON THE AFTERNOON OF 8 JANUARY AND WILL THEN DEPART AS SCHEDULED THAT EVENING.
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HOME OFFICE ARE PROVIDING ON A DEFENSIVE BASIS BRIEFING ON OMELCO'S IMMIGRATION CONCERNS (EG SPOUSES, WAR WIDOWS AND MR LLOYD'S LATEST OFFER IN RESPECT OF CHILDREN BORN BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1983). AS LORD FERRERS IS NOT (NOT) THE MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE MATTERS, THE HOME OFFICE WOULD NOT (NOT) NORMALLY PROPOSE TO OFFER A MEETING WITH DR C H LEONG AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN THESE MATTERS, BUT IF YOU THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE THEM.
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ONE OF THE MINISTER'S RESPONSIBILITIES IS THE FIRE SERVICE, SO IF THERE IS TIME HE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A SHORT BRIEFING VISIT AND, IN PARTICULAR, ADVICE ON HOW HONG KONG MANAGES FIRE CONTROL IN SKYSCRAPERS. LORD FERRERS HAS ALSO AGREED TO SEE CONSERVATIVES ABROAD ON THE EVENING OF TUESDAY 7 JANUARY. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SLOT THESE INTO THE DRAFT OUTLINE PROGRAMME PROMISED IN FIRST TUR.
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