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YOUR TELELETTER HKKØ26/5 OF 24 JUNE 1982
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
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1. AS REGARDS TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS: ALMOST
TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANYTHING ELSE, INTEREST WILL CENTRE ON MRS THATCHER'S TALKS IN PEKING ON THE FUTURE. ON OTHER ISSUES IT WILL LARGELY BE A QUESTION OF ADVISING THE PM ON HOW TO HANDLE QUESTIONS
FROM UMELCO AND THE PRESS.
2. UMELCO WILL HAVE THE SAME ALL CONSUMING INTEREST IN THE PEKING TALKS AND THE FUTURE IN GENERAL. THEY MAY WELL RAISE THE NATIONALITY ACT IN THE SAME CONTEXT. IF THE MFA NEGOTIATIONS ARE AT A CRUCIAL
POINT THEY MAY RAISE THAT TOO.
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3. ONLY IN THE CASE OF THE PRESS IS IT LIKELY THAT ALL THE SUBJECTS
ON YOUR LIST SUCH AS THE NATIONALITY ACT, STUDENT FEES, EEC/HK TEXTILES, HK/CHINA AIR SERVICES, VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, THE DCA, LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND UK/HONG KONG TRADE AND BUSINESS RELATIONS
WILL BE RAISED.
4. ON THE SUBJECTS THE PRIME MINISTER HERSELF MAY WISH TO RAISE WITH OFFICIALS AND/OR WITH UMELCO, I IMAGINE WHAT YOU HAVE DESCRIBED AS 'MAJOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES'' WILL LOOM LARGE, PARTICULARLY AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF CASTLE PEAK B STATION.
4. I SHALL LET YOU HAVE MY DRAFT OF THE BACKGROUND BRIEF BY THE
END OF THIS MONTH.
5. WILL YOU LET ME KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE ANY HELP WITH THE SUBJECTS MENTIONED IN PARAS 2-4 ABOVE?
6. AS WE HAVE MADE A TENTATIVE BOOKING AT THE MANDARIN FOR THE BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCH ON 27 SEPTEMBER, EARLY CONFIRMATION OF THIS EVENT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
7. WE ALSO AWAIT GUIDANCE ON HOW BEST TO PREPARE PERSONAILITY NOTES (MYTELNO 669 REFERS).
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