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YRTELNO 4: MY VISIT TO JAPAN AND KOREA IN MARCH 1993.
1. MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT KOREA THIS YEAR, I HAVE RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO POSTPONE THIS VISIT, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE AWAY FROM HONG KONG FOR TOO LONG DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR WHEN THE POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT WILL BE FIXED ON MY CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE. I HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO REINSTATE KOREA INTO MY VISIT PROGRAMME AT SOME POINT NEXT YEAR.
2. FOR TOKYO CYRTELNO 12): I AM PLANNING TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS OF THE UK/JAPAN 2000 GROUP MEETING. IN ANY CASE, SINCE IT IS BEING HELD ON AWASHIMA ISLAND, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AWAY TO ATTEND MEETINGS IN TOKYO (EXCLAM). ONCE I HAVE DETAILS OF THE TIMING OF THE MEETING, I WILL DECIDE AT WHICH END OF IT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME IN TOKYO. I DO NOT NEED TO TROUBLE AGAIN ALL OF THOSE WHO KINDLY SAW ME IN NOVEMBER. BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH BASE WITH A FEW KEY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND SENIOR POLITICIANS. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE ON WHO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR ME TO SEE AND WHETHER THERE ARE ANY DAYS TO BE AVOIDED, IN TERMS OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ETC., AROUND 5-8 MARCH.
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