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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

VISIT TO LONDON BY GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF UMELCO

ALTHOUGH THE DATES FOR THE DEBATE ON THE WHITE PAPER ARE

NOT YET FIXED, I AM PLANNING TO BE IN LONDON FROM 1 TO 7 DECEMBER.

I AM BOOKED ON CX251, ETA 1605 SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER. A DELEGATION

OF ABOUT TEN MEMBERS OF UMELCO WILL BE ON THE SAME PLANE.

ACCOMMODATION ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE, VIA UMELCO, WITH THE

LONDON OFFICE. SIR S Y CHUNG AND I PLAN TO LEAVE LONDON FRIDAY 7

DECEMBER ON CX200, ETA 0905 HONG SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER, AND WILL

FLY ON TO JAPAN THE FOLLOWING DAY.

2. I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR MYSELF AND UMELCO TO ENTERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ANGLO/HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, THE HONG KONG

ASSOCIATION AND SO ON IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DEBATE.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO ARRANGE FOR US TO HAVE THE

USE OF A ROOM IN CARLTON GARDENS FOR THE RECEPTION, AS WE DID

ON THE PREVIOUS VISIT, RECOGNISING THAT AT THIS STAGE

DATES MUST BE FLEXIBLE.

3. I WILL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY ON OTHER CALLS ON REGULAR BUSINESS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE WHILE IN LONDON.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND MR BOYD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195 HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE

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