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FOR SIR D WILSON FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE
YOUR TEL NO. 431: TDC FUNCTIONS.
I DO NOT THINK IT IS AT ALL NECESSARY FOR YOU TO ATTEND THE
TDC DINNER. IT IS CERTAINLY NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A
SPECIAL TRIP TO LONDON. BUT IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO GO ANYWAY AT
AROUND THAT TIME, AND THE TIMING WAS CONVENIENT, IT WOULD PROVIDE
A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A SPEECH ON HONG KONG TO A FAIRLY
PRESTIGIOUS AUDIENCE (AND OF COURSE YOUR PRESENCE WOULD RAISE THE
PROFILE OF THE OCCASION ITSELF).
2. SO FAR AS WE CAN TELL, 1986 WAS THE ONLY DINNER IN LONDON THAT
YOUR PREDECESSOR ATTENDED. YOU WILL RECALL THAT THE DINNER WAS
USED AS A HOOK ON WHICH TO HANG THE VISIT TO LONDON BY EXCO.
I DO NOT THINK HE WOULD HAVE GONE IF THIS VISIT HAD NOT BEEN
ARRANGED.
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