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FM HONG KONG 090142Z MAR 82
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 242 OF 9 MARCH
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A. FOLLOWING 19 MPS (INCLUDING ONE PEER) HAVE VISITED HONG KONG SINCE JANUARY 1979 AT GOVERNMENT INVITATION WITH AIR FARES AND
BOARD PAID : -
1979
JACK ASHLEY,
ALFRED MORRIS,
NIGEL LAWSON,
PETER MORRISON,
TED ROWLANDS,
IAN WRIGGLESWORTH,
CHRISTOPHER PATTEN,
SIR PAUL BRYAN,
1980.
KEITH HAMPSON,
DAVID HUNT,
TIMOTHY SAINSBURY,
JOHN WAKEHAM.
1981.
RAYMOND WHITNEY,
EDWARD LYONS,
DAVID STEEL,
LORD TANLAW,
PETER SHORE,
GEORGE THOMAS.
1982.
MICHAEL JOPLING.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE RECORD OF 21 PEERS AND 55 MPS WHO VISITED HONG
KONG PRIVATELY IN THIS PERIOD (SOME MORE THAN ONCE) AND ASKED FOR BRIEF PROGRAMMES OR MEETINGS WITH OFFICIALS. THESE EXCLUDE MINISTERIAL VISITS, VISITS TO THE ARMED FORCES AND OTHER VISITS
SPONSORED BY HMG.
B. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE SPECIFIC COSTS TO PUBLIC FUNDS FOR
THESE VISITS, BUT DIRECTLY CHAREGABLE COSTS FOR THE 3 YEARS, INCLUDING HOSPITALITY OFFERED TO THOSE WHO VISITED HONG KONG PRIVATELY, WAS HK DOLLARS 402,000, EQUIVALENT TO STERLING 37,570 AT CURRENT CONVERSION RATES.
MACLEHOSE
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON
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