TNAG-0437-FCO40-502-Visits-of-UK-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 67

CONFIDENTIAL COVERING DECKLI

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51

23.A 1974

Sir D Watson

VISIT TO HONG KONG

1.

A.

B.

C.

D.

I attach papers for your visit to Hong Kong.

Governor's speech at the opening of Legislative Council, 17 October 1973.

Financial Secretary's Budget speech, 27 February 1974.

Letter to the Governor covering the programme for his visit here in June and annotated Agenda for his meeting with Lord Goronwy-Roberts.

Brief on the Defence Review.

Submission on Labour Affairs.

E.

F.

Minute on the Administration of Justice.

G.

Sir M MacLehose's letter of 14 May on the Death Penalty, which we will submit during your absence.

H.

I.

J.

Minute of 17 May about the recruitment of policemen from the UK. (You may wish to discuss with the Governor the pressures which we are putting on the goodwill, particularly of Sir Robert Mark.)

Letter from me to the Attorney-General of 17 May about the case of Inspector Gray. (This is politically dangerous. may wish to express the hope that Mr Hobley can find a way out.)

Kowloon Walled City: Hong Kong telegram no. 559.

DESE

A C Stuart

You

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.

22 May 1974

CC

Mr Youde

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