TNAG-0940-FCO40-1159-Visits-by-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Ministers-and-officials-t-1980 — Page 135

RESTRICTED

-2-

He has now been dealing with Hong Kong matters for 18 months and has not yet gone there. The Hong Kong Government are very keen that he should do so in order to see this singular and successful economy at first hand. A visit by Mr Broadbent would, I am sure, be very helpful to this department in terms of the advice which we receive from him and we strongly support the idea. I understand that he would like to go for a maximum of 2 weeks at the end of April or the beginning of May.

5. I would be grateful for your views on these proposals. Mr Broadbent in particular needs to make firm arrangements fairly soon.

14 March 1980

Сс

Бир

R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

Mr Broadbent, Economists Department

RESTRICTED

Agreed

19

Fler Calder in

Home Section

Mr....Clift

Head of Personnel Services Dept,

Briefe

Travel Accounts

بسم آب

19/3/200PEARS

Finance Day ((opied)

Page 135Page 136