TNAG-0439-FCO40-504-Ministerial-Visits-Committee-monthly-returns-from-Hong-Kong--1974 — Page 55

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 974 OF 11 NOVEMBER 1974

FOR GOVERNOR FROM LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS.

1. I HAD HOPED THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO PROPOSE A

VISIT TO HONG KONG IN THE COURSE OF DECEMBER TO ENABLE ME TO GET

A VIEW ON THE SPOT OF THE PROBLEMS AND LIFE IN THE

COLONY. UNFORTUNATELY, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITMENTS, WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIAL IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS YEAR, RULE THIS

POSSIBILITY OUT.

2. I HAVE BEEN THINKING THAT AN ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO COME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY, SAY ON 12 JANUARY, TO SPEND ABOUT FIVE

DAYS. BEFORE I TAKE THIS FURTHER SHOULD MUCH LIKE TO

KNOW WHETHER THIS TIMING WOULD BE CONVENIENT.

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PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

MR WILFORD

MR MALE

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