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051007 MDLIAN 8975
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 253
OF 030834Z DECEMBER 91
HKD1024/12
INFO ROUTINE FCO, VALLETTA, BTC HONG KONG
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PRESIDENT OF MALTA TO VISIT HONG KONG
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THE OUTGOING MALTESE CHARGE TOLD US TODAY THAT THE MALTESE PRESIDENT IS LIKELY TO WANT TO VISIT HONG KONG FROM 15 TO 16
DECEMBER AFTER HIS VISIT TO CHINA. TERRIBILE SAID THAT THE PRESIDENT IS DUE TO LEAVE SHENZHEN AT 1500 ON 15 DECEMBER AND WILL
LEAVE HONG KONG ON A FLIGHT FOR EUROPE AT ROUGHLY 2300 ON 16
DECEMBER. TERRIBILE DID NOT YET HAVE THE FULL DETAILS AND THOUGHT THAT THE MALTESE HONORARY CONSUL HAD YET TO BE INFORMED OF THE
ABOVE. TERRIBILE THEREFORE ASKED THAT WE SHOULD DO NOTHING
OFFICIALLY YET.
2. TERRIBILE THOUGHT THAT HIS PRESIDENT WAS LIKELY TO WANT TO
MEET THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER SENIOR HONG KONG FIGURES. HE ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE PRESIDENT MIGHT WANT LIMOUSINES TO PICK HIM UP IN
SHENZHEN.
3.
WE OBVIOUSLY MADE NO COMMITMENTS ON ANY OF THE ABOVE BUT
REPORT IT TO GIVE YOU THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE NOTICE OF THIS
POTENTIAL VISIT.
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