TNAG-1355-FCO40-1796-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 96

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TELELETTER REF 020/393/1

OF 04032OZ OCTOBER 85

FROM P A B THOMSON ESO, PEKING

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FOLLOWING FOR: JD BOYD ESO, CMO, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG COPIED TO: A C GALSWORTHY ESO, CMG, KD, FCC

LIAISON VISIT

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IN HIS LETTER OF 27 SEPTEMBER TO THE AMBASSADOR, THE GOVERNOR

ASKED WHETHER I MIGHT COME DOWN TO HONG KONG FOR THREE OR FOUR

DAYS TO BE MORE FULLY DRIEFED ON YOUR CURPENT CONCERNS AND TO

MEET SOME OF THE FIRENDLIER MEMPERS OF THE BASIC LAV DRAFTING COMMITTEE.

2. THE AMBASSADOR IS IN FAOVOUR OF MY VISITING HONG KONG FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND I TYSELF WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY. HOWEVER, DAVID BLUNT WILL THE UNDERTAKING A LIAISON VISIT TO YOU ON

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9 AND 10 OCTOBER AND WILL THEN SPEND ANOTHER WEEK AVAY FROM PEKING

LOCAL LEAVE. THE AMBASSADOR WANTS TO AVOID HAVING BOTH MYSELF

AND DAVID BLUNT AWAY AT THE SAME TIME.