TNAG-1034-FCO40-1284-Visits-by-non-officials-from-Hong-Kong-to-the-UK-1981 — Page 90

RESTRICTED

COVERING SECRET

Akan

12

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

7

London SW1A 2AH

15 July 1981

026/19.

ARK 026/19

Dear Michael,

Sir Y K Pao

ROGICTHY

on Taken

/

1

I enclose briefing for Sir YK Pao's call on the Prime Minister on 17 July. The sections on UNCTAD, Shipbuilding and the bulk market were supplied by the Departments of Trade and Industry, I attach also a biographical note on Sir Y K Pao.

Sir Y K Pao wrote to the Prime Minister on 18 May enclosing a copy of a speech he made to the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong. I attach a copy of this and a copy of the Prime Minister's reply.

Sir Y K Pao has recently visited Washington, where he met President Reagan, and Peking, where he met Chinese leaders. The latter discussions touched on shipping and shipbuilding matters but did not this time include the question of Hong Kong's future,

M O'D B Alexander Private Secretary No 10 Downing Street

ever

yours

Roderic Lyne

(R Lyne)

Private Secretary

RESTRICTED

COVERING SECRET

Page 90Page 91