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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1256
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HMD 026/2
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
FOR FED AND HKD
FCO TELNO 486:
POSSIBLE VISIT TO CHINA BY MR GOODLAD
1. AS TUR ACKNOWLEDGES, ANY MINISTERIAL CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER WILL NEED TO BE CAREFULLY JUDGED IN THE LIGHT OF WHERE WE STAND THEN ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
2. IF A VISIT DOES TAKE PLACE, THERE WILL INEVITABLY BE A STRONG HONG KONG DIMENSION. THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION HERE WILL BE THAT MR GOODLAD'S PURPOSE IN VISITING WILL BE TO DISCUSS HONG KONG ISSUES. A VISIT TO CHINA WITHOUT AT LEAST A SHORT SIDE TRIP TO HONG KONG
WOULD NOT PLAY WELL HERE.
3. THE PROBLEM COULD BE AVOIDED IF MR GOODLAD WERE TO STOP OFF IN HONG KONG ON HIS WAY OUT OF CHINA, PROVIDED HE COULD STAY LONG ENOUGH TO BRIEF EXCO AND LEGCO MEMBERS AND THE PRESS ABOUT HIS
CHINA VISIT. A SHORT WORKING DAY WOULD SUFFICE.
4. SUBJECT TO THE VIEWS OF THE GOVERNOR (WHOM HKD MAY WISH TO CONSULT WHILST HE IS IN LONDON) I THEREFORE HOPE THE POSSIBILITY OF A HONG KONG LEG CAN BE INCLUDED IN ANY ADVANCE PLANNING FOR THE
CHINA VISIT.
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