UNCLASSIFIED
FM SINGAPORE
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 205
OF 240829Z JUNE 92
AND TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED
364
142603
MDLIAN 4745
HKD 010/1
See Telout
efn.
FOR PS/MR PATTEN
HONG KONG FOR PS/GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 151, PARA 3: SOCIAL PROGRAMME
دروس
1 THERE IS A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH MIGHT INTEREST MR PATTEN'S FAMILY, WHICH MY WIFE WILL BE ONLY TOO PLEASED TO SET UP. BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HER TO HAVE SOME INDICATION OF WHAT IS LIKELY TO APPEAL BEST. WOULD YOU MIND SEEING WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING APPEAL IN PARTICULAR:
(I)
SPORTING ACTIVITIES: SWIMMING, WINDSURFING, SAILING, BIKE RIDING:
(II)
HALF A DAY LEARNING HOW TO DO CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING OR
BATIK AT THE RESIDENCE:
(III)
(IV)
(V)
(VI)
(VII)
(VIII)
SIGHTSEEING EG LITTLE INDIA, CHINATOWN, INDIAN TEMPLE OR FULL DAY VISIT TO OFFSHORE ISLAND TO SEE A KAMPONG:
SINGAPORE ZOO: ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST:
A TOUR OF THE MAGNIFICENTLY REFURBISHED RAFFLES HOTEL AND ITS MUSEUM:
A MEAL AT AN INDIAN VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT IN LITTLE INDIA
OR AT AN OPEN AIR CHINESE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT:
A TRIP ON THE SINGAPORE MASS RAPID TRANSIT (UNDERGROUND) >
AN EYE-OPENER FOR ALL LONDONERS:
AFTERNOON TEA IN A TRADITIONAL RESTORED SINGAPORE SHOPHOUSE
WITH ONE OF THE MINISTERS' WIVES.
2. WE ARE HAPPY TO FIT IN WITH THE FAMILY'S INTERESTS. IF THEY PREFER SIMPLY TO RELAX TOTALLY AROUND OUR SMALL POOL AT EDEN HALL, THEN THERE IS OF COURSE NO PROBLEM.
DUGGAN
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