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DESK OFFICER INDEX

FAMILIARISATION VISITS TO HONG KONG AND CHINA

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PA

Wald

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REGISTRY Action Taken

thy's

In response to Mr Clift's minutes to you of 14 March and 23 April, you kindly authorised familiarisation visits by me to Hong Kong and China.

2. On the latter, I should be grateful if I could have specific approval for the following journey:

Depart Hong Kong on Sunday 22 June by train for Peking, via Canton, arriving Feking 24 June.

In Peking

Feking to Shanghai by air

24 26 June:

26 June:

27,28 June:

In Shanghai

28 June:

28 June:

29 June:

Shanghai to Hong Kong by air (via Canton if direct flights not introduced by then, in which case Canton to Hong Kong either by air or rail)

One night in Hong Kong

Depart Hong Kong

3. The purpose of the visit to Peking was explained in Mr Clift's second minute, i.e. discussions with HM Embassy and calls on the MFA. The purpose of returning via Shanghai would be to see another aspect of China and also to talk to the BP representatives there about Hong Kong's role in the development of China's offshore oil field, a subject on which the department is already in touch with the company as a result of the matter being raised with us by the Hong Kong Government.

3 June 1980

P Morrice

Hong Kong and General Department K247

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