TNAG-0102-FCO40-138-Visit-to-Hong-Kong-by-Lord-Shepherd-1967 — Page 64

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IMMEDIATE

HONG KONG

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TELEGRAM NUMBER

1480

CONFIDENTIAL.

IMMEDIATE

YOUR TELEGRAM 2026: LORD SHEPHERD'S VISIT.

FOR HALL FROM TRENCH.

TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

4 OCTOBER 1967

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YOUR (A). IN VIEW OF CHANGES PROPOSED, ARRANGEMENTS FOR VISITS TO

FANLING LODGE BECOME OVER-COMPLEX AND UNLESS YOU HAVE FURTHER VIEWS I PROPOSE TO OMIT. HELICOPTER FLIGHT IN AFTERNOON WOULD THEN BEGIN AND END AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE; AND NEW TERRITORIES PERSONALITIES CAN

PROBABLY BE MET BY LANDING AT ONE OR TWO PLACES ON THIS TOUR.

2. YOUR (E)

(1) I NOTE LORD SHEPHERD

WISHES ABOUT INVITING CHINESE ENGAGED

IN VOLUNTARY SOCIAL WORK, AND WILL SO ARRANGE, BUT YOU WILL

APPRECIATE THAT SO MANY COULD BE INCLUDED THAT SELECTION OF

PARTICULAR NAMES TENDS TO RISK LEADING TO ILL-FEELING.

(11) POLICE MESSES - NOTED.

3. YOUR (F). ASSUMPTION CORRECT. LORD SHEPHERD NO DOUBT APPRECIATES

THAT IF A MEETING OF THIS KIND IS ARRANGED, AN OPEN PRESS CONFERENCE

WILL BE DIFFICULT TO AVOID WITHOUT GIVING OFFENCE TO THE PRESS.

4. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2. THERE IS UNLIKELY TO BE ANY DIFFICULTY OVER

THIS.

5. PLANNING WILL NOW PROCEED ON THIS BASIS.

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RECO 0401452 OCTOBER 1967