TNAG-1434-FCO40-1917-Hong-Kong-leading-personality-Sir-Yue-Kong-Pao--businessman-1986 — Page 49

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DD 142200Z PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO PEKIN

141600Z OCT

GRS 236

HKK 010/2

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 2 8 OCT 1986

DESK OFFICER

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Sez

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FM FCO

TO DESKBY 14220OZ PEKING

TELNO 1269

OF 141600Z OCTOBER 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

AND SAVING SHANGHAI

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FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY FOR PS/FOREIGN SECRETARY

YOUR TELNO 1969 (NOT TO HONG KONG): Y K PAO: NINGBO

UNIVERSITY

1. IN HIS CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER TO DISCUSS THE NINGBO

STEELWORKS, SIR Y K SAID THE NINGBO UNIVERSITY (DONATED BY

HIS FAMILY TO THEIR NATIVE CITY OF NINGBO) WOULD BE INAUGURATED

ON 26 NOVEMBER. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT VICE-PREMIER WANLI

WOULD ATTEND. HE WOULD VERY MUCH WELCOME IT IF THE PRIME

MINISTER WERE ABLE TO NOMINATE A REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND THE

OPENING CEREMONIES. THE PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT SHE THOUGHT

THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA : SHE WOULD NOMINATE ONE OF HER MINISTERIAL

COLLEAGUES: MR WALDEN, AS MINISTER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR

UNIVERSITIES AND AS A CHINESE SPEAKER, WOULD BE AN IDEAL

CHOICE.

2.

WE HAVE INFORMALLY SOUNDED MR WALDEN'S OFFICE, WHO

SAY HE MAY REARRANGE VARIOUS COMMITMENTS IN

ORDER TO MAKE A VERY BRIEF TRIP TO NINGBO FOR THE INAUGURATION.

I HAVE THEREFORE PUT THIS SUGGESTION IN WRITING TO WALDEN'S

OFFICE. WE HOPE THAT HE WOULD ALSO FIT IN A BRIEF STOPOVER IN

PEKING, WHICH WOULD ENABLE HIM TO MAKE ONE OR TWO CALLS EG ON THE

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