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IMPORTANCE OF U.3

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1987

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-HK LINK TO BE STRESSED

HE WAS GOING HONG KONO

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID THE REASON

STATES WAS TO UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE

TO THE UNITED ATTACHED TO ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES.

"I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK THE DANGERS OF PROTECTIONIST SENTIMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR A PLACE LIKE HONG KONG WHICH DEPENDS ON FOREIGN TRADE, AND WHICH IS THE GREATEST EXAMPLE

OF FREE TRADE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, PRECISELY THE SORT

WHICH MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WANT TO SEE PRACTISED ELSEWHERE," HE SAID.

TO SPEAKING

TO

ALSO TAKE THE UNITED

WAS SIR DAVID

REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT THIS

SAID HE WOULD (FRIDAY) EVENING BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE. HE HONG KONG'S PLIGHT CONCERNING THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES STATES.

"I'LL BE ALSO MENTIONING THE QUESTION OF SAYING THAT FOR US IT'S A CONTINUING PROBLEM, AND WE HELP FROM THE UNITED STATES IN TRYING TO TACKLE IT.'

VIETNAMESE

NEED

REFUGEES, CONTINUING

H

THE U.S.

SENIOR THE

DURING HIS EIGHT-DAY VISIT, SIR DAVID WILL BE SEEING

MR ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE,

AND OTHER WHITEHEAD, JOHN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE AND

THE SECRETARY

MR ACTING SECRETARY OF

OF STATE, SHULTZ, WOULD BE OUT OF WASHINGTON AT THE TIME OF HIS VISIT.

COMMERCE.

GEORGE

A LARGE NUMBER OF THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WOULD ALSO BE SEEING

NUMBER SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN, AND TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A OF PUBLIC SPEECHES AND APPEARANCES ON THE MEDIA.

ON HIS WAY BACK TO HONG KONG AFTER HIS U.S. WOULD BE MAKING A STOPOVER IN LONDON.

VISIT, SIR DAVID

AND ATTENDING THE "I SHALL BE STOPPING OFF IN LONDON

LONDON

AND COUNCIL,

I'LL BE TAKING THE DINNER OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT

SECRETARY, CHANCE FOR ANOTHER OF MY REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE FOREIGN

MINISTERS AND SENIOR AND WITH OTHER FOREIGN OFFICE SAID.

OFFICIALS,

HE

THE

HIS SON SEEING OFF SIR DAVID AT THE AIRPORT WERE LADY WILSON,

SENIOR

OF MEMBER

THE DAVID FORD, ANDREW, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR

OF THE LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, SENIOR MEMBER

DEPUTY U.S. CONSUL GENERAL, COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN, AND ARTHUR KOBLER.

MR

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