TNAG-1466-FCO40-1993-Visits-by-Sir-Edward-Youde--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--to-the-UK-1986 — Page 96

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GRS 200

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 234

CONFIDENTIAL

TOP COPY

OF 22043OZ JANUARY 86

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YOUR TELNO 110: MY VISIT TO LONDON

1. AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS RESPONSE AND WILL PLAN TO BE AVAILABLE

IN LONDON FROM 10 FEBRUARY ONWARDS.

2. SUGGEST THAT NO ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE MADE (PROVIDING THERE

IS NO LEAK) UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AFTER MR RENTON HAS LEFT HONG KONG. IT WILL INEVITABLY BE ASSUMED THAT : SHALL BE DISCUSSING NATIONALITY BUT WE WILL TRY TO PRESENT IT AS ONE OF MY REGULAR

CONSULTATION VISITS.

3. WE SHALL THEREFORE ISSUE A STATEMENT, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME,

ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:

'THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL BE VISITING LONDON IN THE

MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY. THIS VISIT WILL BE ONE IN THE SERIES OF HIS

REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH MINISTERS AND SEMIOR OFFICIALS ON MATTERS

OF CURRENT INTEREST. THE GOVERNOR WILL LEAVE FOR LONDON ON THE

NIGHT OF 8 FEBRUARY AND RETURN OVER THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.''

IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS:

**MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION WILL INCLUDE PROGRESS WITH THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, INCLUDING THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL, ETC. THE VISIT WILL ALSO ENABLE HIM TO BRIEF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG, THE STATE OF THE

ECONOMY, ETC.''

4. WE WILL TRY TO HOLD THE ANNOUNCEMENT UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AFTER MR RENTON'S VISIT BUT MAY NEED TO ISSUE IT EARLIER IF THERE IS A

LEAK.

YOUDE

UMITED

ARK 02614

HKD

NEWS D.

SIR

MR WILSON.

H. HAROING

>SIHY

22 JAN 1986

PS

PS/MR RENTON PS/PUS

BjB 02/

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