TNAG-1294-FCO40-1649-Visits-by-members-of-the-Office-of-the-Unofficial-Members-of-1984 — Page 66

TT HONG KONG

GRS 165

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

HECK 02218

RECE./7

SATY 16 APR 1984

DESK

Pa

7

11820 1

-

See &

TELELETTER

FROM OLIVIA WALKER, HKD, FCO

DATED 9 APRIL 1984

FOLLOWING FOR M K C CHEUNG ESQ

ASSISTANT PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG.

COPY TO MISS A ADAMS, UND

UNICEF FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG

1.

SIR BERNARD LEDWIDGE HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH US ABOUT LETTER

HE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR ON 1 FEBRUARY REQUESTING ADVICE ON THE

POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A UNICEF COMMITTEE IN HONG KONG.

THIS WAS COPIED TO THE FCO. HE IS ANXIOUS TO KNOW GOVERNOR'S

VIEWS BECAUSE HE WILL BE ATTENDING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF

UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD IN ROME ON 23 APRIL, AND IS LIKELY THEN

TO HAVE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE HONG KONG IDEA. AS HE

HAS ALREADY LEFT UK FOR PARIS, AND WILL TRAVEL DIRECT TO ROME,

HE IS WORRIED HE WILL NOT RECEIVE GOVERNOR'S REPLY IN TIME.

2. I UNDERSTAND FROM ALISTAIR ASPREY THAT GOVERNOR HAS JUST

REPLIED TO SIR BERNARD. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND ME TEXT OF

REPLY BY TELELETTER SO THAT I CAN INFORM HIM BY PHONE OF ITS

CONTENTS.

SIGNED O WALKER

1

UNCLASSIFIED