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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 172 OF 15/2/INFO PEKING SINGAPORE DTC HONG KONG.
YOUR TELEGRAMS NUMBERS 97 AND 105: VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO CHINA.
1. MR AND MRS WALKER WOULD LIKE TO PAY A BRIEF VISIT TO HONG KONG ON THEIR RETURN FROM CHINA, THEY ARE PLANNING TO LEAVE CHINA BY CHARTER FLIGHT ON 31 MARCH (DETAILS NOT YET SETTLED) AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE NIGHT OF 31 MARCH IN HONG KONG LEAVING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 1 APRIL FOR SINGAPORE. MIFT CONTAINS THE LIST OF NAMES OF THOSE ACCOMPANYING MR WALKER.
2. IF THE FOREGOING IS CONVENIENT WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR A PROGRAMME ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT MR WALKER WILL BE AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG FROM SATURDAY LUNCHTIME. 3. MR LEWANDO, CHAIRMAN OF CARRINGTON VYELLA AND MRS LEWANDO ACCOMPANIED BY MR WOOLLEY, DTI WILL BE IN MR WALKER'S PARTY BUT WOULD NOT EXPECT TO TAKE PART IN ANY OFFICAL PROGRAMME FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE. MR LEWANDO IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BRITISH TEXTILE CONFEDERATION WOULD HOWEVER WELCOME A DISCUSSION WITH YOU ON MONDAY 2 APRIL. HE WOULD ALSO IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE BOTB, WELCOME A DISCUSSION WITH THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR AND MRS LEWANDO AND MR WOOLLEY PLAN TO LEAVE HONG KONG ON 3 APRIL FOR LONDON, THEY WILL MAKE THEIR OWN HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS IN HONG KONG.
4. ON THE OUTWARD JOURNEY MR WALKER AND HIS PARTY WILL BE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG ON BA 920 ON 24 MARCH AND WILL TRANSFER TO A CHARTER PLANE FOR THE FINAL LEG TO PEKING. WE ARE IN TOUCH WITH EOAC ABOUT DETAILS OF THE CHARTER WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN CLEARED. 5. MR CORLEY, DTI WILL BE TRAVELLING IN ADVANCE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON 19 MARCH IN HONG KONG FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FINAL DETAILS FOR THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S VISIT.
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