UNCLASSIFIED
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 27010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 288
OF 261759Z MARCH 93
UNCLASSIFIED
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, SHANGHAI
HKC 026/13
VISIT OF LORD CALLAGHAN TO HONG KONG, HONG KONG,
2
116371 MDHOAN 0788
per fo.14
SHANGHAI AND PEKING
1,A
1. LORD CALLAGHAN HAS BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND A MEETING IN SHANGHAI OF THE INTERACTION COUNCIL, A NEW YORK BASED ORGANISATION WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF SENIOR INTERNATIONAL FIGURES AIMED AT PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT, HE WILL DELIVER A REPORT ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO AFRICA. THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES MEETINGS WITH THE CHINESE PRESIDENT, THE PREMIER AND VICE-PREMIER ZHU RONGJI. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE FLOWN FROM SHANGHAI TO PEKING FOR THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD OFFER LORD CALLAGHAN A BRIEFING ON HONG KONG.
2. LORD CALLAGHAN, WHO WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SON MICHAEL CALLAGHAN, INTENDS TO FLY TO HONG KONG ON CX 250 ON 11 MAY DEPARTING FOR SHANGHAI ON A DRAGONAIR FLIGHT AT 15.50 ON 12 MAY. THE GROUP WILL DEPART FOR PEKING ON 16 MAY AND LORD CALLAGHAN PROPOSES TO LEAVE FOR PARIS ON 18 MAY GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER IT WOULD BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO PUT HIM UP ON THE NIGHT OF 10 MAY AND TO OFFER HIM A BRIEFING. GRATEFUL FOR FREPLY DESKBY 29090OZ.
HURD
P
YYYY
MAIN
65
.HK
POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
DISTRIBUTION
71
PAGE
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
1
UNCLASSIFIED
懸