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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE TOKYO
TELNO 6
OF 29111OZ SEPTEMBER 92
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YOUR TELNO 5 OF 3 SEPTEMBER: MY VISIT TO JAPAN: 25-28 NOVEMBER.
1. WE HAVE NOW GIVEN FURTHER THOUGHT TO MY PROGRAMME AND DISCUSSED IT WITH THE JAPANESE CONSUL-GENERAL. WE UNDERSTAND YOU ARE DUE TO BE CALLING ON THE MFA WITH DAVID LAN TOMORROW. YOU MAY WISH TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS WITH THEM. MIFT CONTAINS THE CURRENT VERSION, AS WE WOULD IDEALLY LIKE IT TO BE.
2. YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAVE DECIDED THAT IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO TRAVEL ON TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER AS ORIGINALLY HOPED. NEVERTHELESS I THINK THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO COVER QUITE A LOT OF GROUND IN THE TIME AVAILABLE IF WE CONFINE MY VISIT TO TOKYO, EXCEPT FOR THE DAY OUT TO KAMAKURA ON SATURDAY.
3. THE JAPANESE INVITATION TO ME WAS EXTENDED ALSO TO MRS PATTEN. WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT SHE WILL/WILL BE ACCOMPANYING ME. BUT WE HAVE NOT YET DISCUSSED WITH THEM ANY IDEAS FOR A SEPARATE PROGRAMME FOR HER.
4. WE HAVE THOUGHT HARD ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH SENSITIVITIES ON THE PART OF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE IF I AM TO HAVE A PROGRAMME SEPARATE FROM THEM WITH A MORE POLITICAL EMPHASIS. ONE KEY POINT IS ENTERTAINMENT. IN PREVIOUS YEARS YOUR PREDECESSOR KINDLY ENTERTAINED THE VISITING GROUP TO DINNER. THIS YEAR, HOWEVER, MY IMPRESSION IS THAT YOU MIGHT PREFER TO HOST A DINNER WITH A MORE VARIED RANGE OF JAPANESE AND NOT FILL UP HALF THE SEATS WITH HONG KONG VISITORS. THIS WOULD BE FINE BY ME. HOWEVER, I WONDER IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER OFFERING THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE PARTY A DRINK ON THE EVENING OF WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER AFTER A PRIVATE BRIEFING SESSION WITH ME? IF IT IS NOT TOO MUCH OF AN IMPOSITION, IT WOULD HELP GREATLY IN FACE TERMS. YOU WILL SEE FROM THE PROGRAMME THAT I INTEND ALSO TO DEPART FROM TRADITION AND ATTEND THE OPENING OF THE BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE'S PLENARY MEETING, AGAIN TO OFFSET ANY GRUMBLES ABOUT NOT TAKING THEM WITH ME ON SOME OF THE POLITICAL CALLS.
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