CONFIDENTIAL
DD HONG KONG DESKBY 11010OZ
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FM FCO 101655Z JANUARY 85
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 066 OF 10 JANUARY
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1 1 JAN 1985
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY
YOUR TELNO 84: HONG KONG BILL
1. IT IS CLEARLY FOR UMELCO TO DECIDE WHEN THEY WISH TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO LONDON IN CONNECTION WITH THE HONG KONG LEGISLATION, AND WE SHOULD NOT WISH TO INTERFERE IN THEIR DECISION. WE ARE HOWEVER A BIT WORRIED ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES FOR MINISTERIAL TIME IF THEY SHOULD DECIDE TO BE REPRESENTED HERE FOR EVERY STAGE OF THE BILL, WHICH WOULD IN ANY CASE BE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE COMMITMENT. MINISTERS CLEARLY WILL NOT WISH TO APPEAR TO SLIGHT VISITING UMELCO MEMBERS, BUT THERE IS ALSO A LIMIT TO WHAT WE CAN ASK OF THEM, PARTICULARLY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S TIME. YOU MAY WISH TO BEAR IN MIND THESE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER WITH EXCO.
HOWE
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SIR WHARDING
DR WILSON
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