J S Wall Esq, CMG, LVO
10 Downing Street
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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG/KONG: 4/5 SEPTEMBER 1991
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I enclose a draft outline programme for this visit
which the Governor has proposed and we have annotated. I also enclose an alternative programme in case the
Prime Minister arrives in Hong Kong too late on 4
September to make the helicopter tour that afternoon (arrival by 4.15pm would allow a short break at
Government House before starting a tour at 5.30pm.
Sunset is 6.40pm)
We think the draft is well-balanced, both in
substance and in terms of media impact. It includes the elements which the Prime Minister agreed (your letter of
30 July), except for a lunch hosted by the British Trade Commissioner for British and Hong Kong businessmen. We think it desirable to arrange a separate gathering for British businessmen, at which the Prime Minister could
stress his commitment to helping UK exporters. A dinner seems best for this purpose (particularly if the
Prime Minister is able to travel on the Mass Transit
Railway, something of a UK export show-piece). This
would leave the lunch free for the traditional large
gathering (over a Chinese meal) of Hong Kong community leaders. This would include some Hong Kong businessmen;
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