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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 963
OF 151155Z JUNE 93
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO LONDON.
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1. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY SIMON HOLBERTON OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES TO CONFIRM THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL BE TRAVELLING TO LONDON FOR A CABINET COMMITTEE MEETING ON 1 JULY. HE HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN BRIEFED. HE DESCRIBED THE MEETING AS A STOCK TAKING EXERCISE. WE HAVE DECLINED TO COMMENT ON HIS STORY WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 16 EDITION OF THE PAPER.
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NEWS DEPARTMENT MIGHT COME UNDER PRESSURE TO COMMENT AND WE SUGGEST THAT THEY SIMPLY SAY THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE LATER IN THE DAY. IF WE DO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AT 1600 HOURS HONG KONG TIME TOMORROW AS PLANNED, THE FINANCIAL TIMES WILL NOT HAVE HAD MUCH OF A HEAD START. NONTHELESS, THIS LEAK IS UNHELPFUL.
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