TNAG-0108-FCO40-144-Briefs-for-Members-of-Parliament-visiting-Hong-Kong-1969 — Page 104

AIR MAIL

CR 7/5701/69

AMG.5/4/69

Mr Marsh N.. Gampara. AG. /u/69

When Mr. Sedgwich knows whether

ชน

Heath has accepted, we shared Sulmet to Mr. Novelon & Sur A. Galsworthy to see

13/E

11414

Dear Bunny

CONFIDENTIAL

12

COLONIAL SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG.

April, 1969

Sir Albert Rodrigues, in a letter sent recently to Mr. Sedgwick (a copy of which is attached) conveyed an invitation to the Right Honourable Edward Heath, M.B.E., M. P. to visit Hong Kong sometime in January, 1970. This invitation was made on behalf of the Unofficial Members of Executive and Legislative Councils.

Previous invitations to Members of Parliament to visit Hong Kong have been made through the Hong Kong Association. However, in view of Mr. Heath's position as Leader of the Opposition, and the fact that Mr. Anthony Royle had suggested the visit, it was decided that the invitation should be issued by UMELCO.

This reflects, too, a feeling by UMELCO that the local Branch of the Hong Kong Association has played too large a part as host on recent occasions of visits by Members of Parliament.

W.S. Carter, Esq., C.V.O.

Hong Kong Department,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London. S.W.1.

LAST

CONFIDENTIAL

REF.

NEXT

501

REF.

Your eve

Safts

(G. C. HAMILTON)

WED N

VES No.31

1 5 APR 1969

WICK 1/10