RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1557
OF 291635Z AUG 91
[ HKD $26/21
BY
Kon
الله
047235
MDHOAN 9564
TOPCO:
YOUR TELNO 2543′: VISIT OF MRS THATCHER
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1 MRS THATCHER'S OFFICE HAVE TOLD US THAT SHE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT THE GOVERNOR'S INVITATION TO STAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE (WE HAVE INFORMED THE GOVERNOR). SHE WILL REQUIRE ACCOMMODATION FOR HERSELF, HER ASSISTANT MRS CRAWFORD AND ONE DETECTIVE. HER FLIGHT DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
2.
12 SEPTEMBER
ETA 1140 BY PRIVATE JET
14 SEPTEMBER
ETD 1725 BY PRIVATE JET
WE UNDERSTAND THAT MRS THATCHER WILL BE TRAVELLING WITH SOME BUSINESSMEN (NO DETAILS) BUT THAT THESE WILL BE ACCOMMODATED SEPARATELY IN A HOTEL. MRS THATCHER WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF SOMEONE FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE COULD COLLECT HER FROM THE AIRPORT AND WONDERS IF THE GOVERNOR MIGHT BE FREE TO BRIEF HER, PERHAPS OVER LUNCH. THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON OF 12 SEPTEMBER WILL BE FREE AND HER OFFICE HAVE ASKED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE A BRIEF PROGRAMME. MRS THATCHER IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN A VISIT TO CHEK LAP KOK BUT HER OFFICE WONDER WHETHER IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO FIT IN A HELICOPTER TOUR AND A VISIT TO HMS TAMAR. SHE WILL NEED TO BE BACK AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE BY 1800. IN THE EVENING SHE IS DUE TO ATTEND A DINNER ARRANGED BY BARONESS DUNN. ONE OF THE GUESTS WILL BE ZHOU NAN SO HER OFFICE ASSUME THAT HIS OWN DINNER INVITATION TO HER IN TUR HAS BEEN OVERTAKEN (BUT PERHAPS YOU WILL WISH TO CONFIRM WITH BARONESS DUNN?).
3.
13 SEPTEMBER.
MORNING
1230
AFTERNOON
THE PROGRAMME IS AS FOLLOWS:
(KEPT FREE)
LUNCH WITH SHORT SPEECH FOR 400 PEOPLE AT ''A HOTEL'' (NO DETAILS)
PAULINE CHAN HAS ARRANGED A TOUR OF THE HAKING ENTERPRISES FACTORY (DESCRIBED AS HIGH TECH