TNAG-1473-FCO40-2004-Visits-by-MPs-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 149

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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENT:FAL

FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 24110OZ FCO

TELNO 571

OF 2410OOZ FEBRUARY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY FROM GOVERNOR

MIPT : ROBERT ADLEY

FOLLOWING IS DRAFT REPLY:-

TOP OSBY

дник 097/8

"LOVED 'N REGISTRY 27 FEB 1986

PA

1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 18 FEBRUARY WHICH THE FCO HAVE

TELEGRAPHED TO ME. READ IT WITH CONCERN AND MADE IMMEDIATE

ENQUIRIES OF BA'S GENERAL MANAGER IN HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT

CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAMME BEING ARRANGED FOR THE VISITORS

BY BA.

2. HAVE BEEN ASSURED BOTH BY BA AND BY THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

CONCERNED THAT NO-ONE IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAVE BA ANY

SUCH ADVICE AND THAT THE ONLY CONTACTS BETWEEN BA AND GOVERNMENT

OFFICIALS CONCERNING YOUR VISIT WERE LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATIVE

MATTERS FOR THE VISITING GROUP. BA HAVE FURTHER ASSURED ME THAT THEY

DID NOT ATTRIBUTE SUCH ADVICE TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

3. YOUR LETTER SUGGESTS THAT YOUR VISIT TO HONG KONG WOULD HAVE

BEEN AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. LET ME ASSURE

THAT THIS IS NOT SO AND THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMES

VISITS TO HONG KONG BY ANY MP AT ANY TIME.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HD/HKD

PS.

PS/MR. RENTON PS/PUS

MR. WILSON

CONFIDENTIAL

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