CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2682
OF 11090OZ NOVEMBER 92
CONFIDENTIAL
Ms Bliss Fa
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FROM GOVERNOR.
YOUR TELNO 1600: PROPOSED VISIT TO HONG KONG BY LORD CHANCELLOR.
1. IT IS A PITY THAT THE LORD CHANCELLOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY A FURTHER VISIT TO HONG KONG UNTIL APRIL. BUT IT MIGHT STILL BE USEFUL TO PLAN ON THIS BASIS. I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO CALL ON THE LORD CHANCELLOR WHEN HE IS NEXT IN LONDON, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT THINK THIS WILL BE AS VALUABLE AS A VISIT TO HONG KONG BY THE LORD CHANCELLOR, WHEN WE COULD HAVE A WIDER MEETING AT WHICH THERE WOULD BE A GREATER CHANCE OF REACHING A LASTING DECISION.
2. THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE LORD CHANCELLOR DURING MY VISIT, BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS WILL BE NECESSARY.
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