TNAG-0845-FCO40-1055-Visits-of-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 200

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YOUR TEL NO 1209: MR BLAKER'S VISIT.

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1. MR BLAKER IS CONTENT WITH SUGGESTED PROGRAMME AND TO SPEAK BOTH TO GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND AT PRESS CONFERENCE. HE WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU WHETHER PRESS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM LUNCH, THOUGH THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME MERIT IN NOT DOING SO. 2. MR WILLIAM LEE OF WORLD WIDE SHIPPING CALLED ON MR BLAKER THIS MORNING AND REMINDED HIM OF SIR Y K PAO'S INVITATION TO HAVE DINNER WITH HIM IN HONG KONG. MR BLAKER EXPLAINED. THAT HIS WOULD BE DIFFICULT AS THE PROGRAMME STANDS. HOWEVER WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE WHETHER MR BLAKER SHOULD ARRANGE TO SEE SIR Y K DURING THE VISIT AND IF SO WHEN.

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