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CONFIDENTIAL URGENT BY PAR
Secretary for Constitutional
Affairs
MEMO
To
London Office (Attn: Mr Carlson Chan
Tel. No.
Date
in
CAB B 3/8
-
810 2011
Your Ref...
in...
17 August 1993
dated
Visit of Foreign Affairs Committee to Hong Kong (16- 19 October 1993)
We have drawn up a draft outline programme in the light of
the FAC'S requirements. A copy of the draft programme is at Annex Ä. Please note the following
points :
a)
We have
b)
attempted
to accommodate all the
people whom the FAC would like to meet in the programme. Owing to the short duration of FAC's stay in Hong Kong, the programme is rather tight. The reason why we have not been more selective in drawing up the programme is that
do not want to be seen as controlling who the FAC Will or will not meet. If the FAC SO wish, they can prune the programme to make it more manageable. Please also note that the timing of individual sessions included in the draft programme is no more than indicative and is likely to be subject to changes: we have not yet approached any of the persons whom the FAC would like to meet.
China adviser/Pro-China businessmen
You are no doubt aware of the sensitivities attached
the Preliminary Working Committee Preparatory Committee: it is "second stove" set up by the Chinese sidel We would like to avoid giving
for the SAR perceived as A
any impression
recognises the
that the HMG or the HKG status of and is having formal contacts with the Committee. With this in mind, we sogast the personalities listed in the appendix to the draft programme should be invited
the FAC in their personal capacities. They are all Hong Kong Affairs Advisers appointed
to
+
by the Chinese side, most members of the Preliminary As the FAC have indicated meet businessmen with close
of them arelso Working Com
their wish
links with China, most of the people on the
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