TNAG-1224-FCO40-1537-Visits-to-the-UK-by-official-and-unofficial-members-of-the-E-1983 — Page 166

CONFIDENTIAL

8

Hkk 026/5

TAKED

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

MUVO A MORT NO. 51 BUT ST 2 3 APR 1983

London SW1A 2AH

15 April 1983

See @

Mr. Horria Files Visit Site. We shall need to telguugh when

Dear Schn!

The m

B M415

a

reply is received

Visit to London by Hong Kong Exco Senior Officials

I wrote to you on 14 April about the Governor's proposal that the Unofficial members of EXCO should visit London before June. Sir E Youde has now told us, quite separately, that Sir S Y Chung will be visiting London privately from 2 - 5 May. His main purpose will be to receive honorary distinctions from the engineering profession.

It would obviously be right for Sir S Y to be seen by Ministers in the FCO, probably by the Secretary of State and Lord Belstead. Depending on how things stand on Hong Kong by that stage, it might also be appropriate for him to call at No 10 as well. As you know, the Governor is keen that the Unofficials should be shown attention and given face. This applies particularly to Sir S Y.

The Governor thinks, and we agree, that any decision on a call by Sir S Y in early May should not in any way prejudice the idea of a larger scale visit of EXCO members later on.

We propose to reply to the Governor with firm proposals for calls at the FCO with the possibility of a talk with the Prime Minister in reserve. Perhaps you could let me know if this is acceptable.

154

A J.Coles Esq

10 Downing Street

Yours eve

John Hines

ہل

(J E Holmes) Private Secretary

CONFIDENTIAL