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Thank you for your letter of 12 April about Mr. Jopling's proposed visit to Hong Kong during the Whitsun recess.

Every year the Hong Kong Government invite a number of Members of Parliament, both Conservative and Labour, to visit Hong Kong as their guests. The programme is arranged fu consultation with the Anglo-Hong Kong Parliamentary Group- Mr. Jopling has been invited as part of this programmno 201 the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary has no objection to the visit.

I am sending copies of this letter to Butler (No. 10) and Robertson (Cabinet Office).

Silent Copy to:

PCD

P. J. Moore, Esq.,

Chief Whip's Office,

12, Downing Street,

LONDON, SW1.

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