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TO IMMEDIATE GOV HONG KONG TEL NO 972 OF 31 DEC.

YOUR TEL NO 977: MR ROYLE'S VISIT.

1. FOR THE REASONS MENTIONED IN MY TEL NO 961 NO ANNOUNCEMENT OF

VISIT CAN BE MADE AT THIS STAGE.

2. THERE WOULD HOWEVER BE NO OBJECTION TO THE PRESS BEING INFORMED

UNATTRIBUTABLY THAT THERE IS NO SUBSTANCE IN REPORTS THAT I INTEND

TO RETURN TO HONG KONG IN APRIL: BUT THAT IT IS HOPED THAT IT WILL

BE POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE FOR A MINISTER TO VISIT HONG KONG AND TO

OPEN THE SCIENCE CENTRE AT THAT TIME.

DOUGLAS-HOME

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PS TO MR. ROYLE

SIR L. MONSON MR. WILFORD

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