CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1600
OF 101859Z NOVEMBER 92
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YOUR TELNO 2664. PROPOSED VISIT TO HONG KONG BY LORD CHANCELLOR
1.
WE HAVE PUT TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE YOUR SUGGESTION THAT HE PAY A FURTHER VISIT TO HONG KONG. UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE NO SUITABLE GAPS IN HIS DIARY UNTIL APRIL. A VISIT IN JANUARY MIGHT JUST BE POSSIBLE BUT THIS WOULD INVOLVE HIM CANCELLING A VISIT TO EGYPT, WHICH HIS OFFICE THINK HE WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO DO. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT HE SEE THE CHIEF JUSTICE WHEN THE CHIEF JUSTICE IS NEXT IN LONDON, WE WONDER WHETHER ENGINEERING AN EARLY VISIT BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO LONDON WOULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF TACKLING THIS?
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LORD CHANCELLOR DURING YOUR VISIT, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TRY TO FIT IN A SHORT SESSION. OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELEPHONE HIM?
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