TNAG-1028-FCO40-1278-Visits-by-Members-of-Parliament-to-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 79

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RECEIVES IN REGISTRY NO. 51

1 9 FEB 1981

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REGISTRY Action Taken

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM F C O 171830Z FEB 81

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 157 OF 17 FEBRUARY.

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FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, AS TEL NO 290 OF 17 FEBRUARY :

BEGINS.

FOR C S FROM FORD.

POSSIBLE VISIT BY DAVID STEEL :

DAVID STEEL, TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE AND LORD AND LADY TANLAW ARE PAYING AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO CHINA FROM 15 APRIL TO 25 APRIL.

MR STEEL HAS CONTACTED ME TO ASK WHETHER THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD WELCOME A VISIT BY THE FOUR OF THEM FROM TO 25 TO 28 APRIL. THEY WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE HONG KONG ON 28 APRIL TO VISIT KUALA LUMPUR.

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YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT WE WERE TRYING TO INTEREST HIM IN A VISIT LAST YEAR BUT THAT HE WISHED TO LINK IT TO HIS CHINA VISIT. HE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO VISIT HONG KONG ON THIS OCCASION BUT BECAUSE OF COMMITMENTS HERE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPEND MORE THAN THE THREE DAYS.

3. THE IDEA OF THE VISIT IS SUPPORTED BY SIR PAUL BRYAN AND I THINK THIS IS TOO GOOD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MISS. ALTHOUGH HE IS ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT, I UNDERSTAND THAT AIR FARES ARE NOT PROVIDED AND HE WOULD NATURALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP WE CAN GIVE. IF I COULD

HAVE AN EARLY INDICATION OF YOUR VIEW I WILL HAVE A CHAT WITH HIM BEFORE MY VISIT.+++j

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