TNAG-0368-FCO40-414-Visits-of-UK-Government-Ministers-to-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 21

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 150600Z

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CONFIDENTIAL

RECEVED IN

RODISTRY No. 51

19 MAR 1973

HKK 3/548/3

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 292 OF 15 MARCH.

(39)

(31)

1973

(629 (69)

YOUR TELEGRAM 219 AND MY TELEGRAM 219: VISIT OF S. OF S.

FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

PA

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19.

TRANSIT THROUGH HONG KONG ON 24 MARCH: MR WALKER AND PARTY WILL

ARRIVE IN HONG KONG AT 1400 ON SATURDAY, 24 MARCH AND SPEND ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT THE AIRPORT BEFORE THE FLIGHT TO PEKING. I WILL

MEET. I EXPECT A REPRESENTATIVE OF N.C.N.A. WILL ASLO WANT TO WISH

HIM A PLEASANT VISIT BEFORE HE LEAVES. AS TIME IS SO SHORT I SUGGEST

THAT EXCEPT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, MR WALKER DOES NOT MEET THE PRESS.

2. SPEECH AT THE HONG KONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER ON SATURDAY, 31 MARCH: THIS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DINNER, FOR THE

CONVENIENCE OF T.V. AND RADIO TEAMS. WE WILL NEED AN ADVANCE TEXT

SO AS TO ARRANGE A TRANSLATION. ON THE NIGHT, HE NEED NOT KEEP

STRICTLY TO THE TEXT BUT THE CHINESE PRESS AND TELEVISION WOULD

NOT CARRY THE SPEECH WITHOUT AN ADVANCE TRANSLATION. IDEALLY IT

SHOULD BE LEFT WITH US ON 24 MARCH.

3. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHICH MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER, CR PREFER AN EVENING OFF.

4. SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION: PLEASE SEE MY TELNO 294.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HKIO D

FED

SEAD

SIR D WATSON P.S./MR ROYLE SIR E NORRIS

COPIES TO

MR CONLEY. DTI

MISS WELCH. CRE II DTI

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE GRAFTON ST. W 1.

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