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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 4186
OF
141UOOZ NOVEMBER 88
INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK
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FOR PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
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YOUR TELNO 2812. LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO HONG KONG. JANUARY 1989:
IN CONFIRM THAT THE PROPOSED TIMINGS IN TUR ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE VARIOUS VISITS THAT I DUSCSSED WITH LORD GLENARTHUR.
I SUGGEST THAT THE (QUOTE) PRIVATE VISITS (UNQUOTE ) BE INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, IE. THE MORNING OF 9 JANUARY. DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD ALLOW ENOUGH TIME? THEY WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO AROUSE PRESS INTEREST IF THEY TOOK PLACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PUBLIC PROGRAMME.
2. MIFT CONTAINS A DRAFT OUTLINE PROGRAMME. WE HAVE TRIED TO THINK OF NEW IDEAS FOR VISITS AND LUNCHES. JUNK BAY IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED AND WOULD MAKE AN INTERESTING COMPARISON WITH THE NEW TOWNS THAT LORD GLENARTHUR HAS SEEN ON PREVIOUS VISITS. THERE IS AS YET LITTLE TO SEE OF THE HKUST, BUT THE SIE IS A SPECTACULAR ONE AND I AM SURE THAT SIR S.Y. CHUNG WOULD PROVIDE AN INTERESTING BRIEFING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE PLANNING.
3. THE REASON FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE BEING IN THE MORNING OF 11 JANUARY IS THAT I SHALL BE PRESIDING OVER LEGCO THAT AFTERNOON AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GO OVER THE ISSUES WITH LORD GLENARTHUR. A TIMING OF ABOUT 12.00 WOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR A MEETING WITH MEA AND FOR THE MINISTER THEN TO COLLECT HIS THOUGHTS ON HIS OWN.
4. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS.
WILSON
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