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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 092

OF 08100OZ JANUARY 88

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CONFIDENTIAL

HURB 0271

19 JAN 1988

PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO 48

3

VISIT BY LORD GLENARTHUR.

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MDHIAN 2770

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(or)

1. I AM DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT LORD GLENARTHUR WILL BE ABLE TO STOP

OVER IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, ALBEIT ONLY FOR A FEW HOURS.

2. I SHALL MYSELF BE ATTENDING A TUNG WAH BALL ON THE EVENING OF

THE 26 FEBRUARY. I HOPE LORD GLENARTHUR WILL UNDERSTAND IF I DO NOT AS A RESULT, GREET HIM AT THE AIRPORT. HE WOULD BE MET INSTEAD BY AN ADC AND THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY.

3. I DO NOT THINK THAT EXCO WILL EXPECT TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE MINISTER ON SUCH A SHORT STOPOVER. I RECOMMEND THAT WE SHOULD ARRANGE A MEETING WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS AT, SAY, 0930, FOLLOWED BY AN INFOR- MAL MEETING WITH SIR S. Y. CHUNG AND MISS DUNN, AS SENIOR MEMBERS OF EXCO AND LEGCO, AT 10.30 LORD GLENARTHUR WILL HAVE TO LEAVE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT ABOUT 11.15.

4. I AGREE THAT THE VISIT SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED AS NO MORE THAN A TRANSIT STOP AND THAT LORD GLENARTHUR SHOULD NOT HOLD A FULL PRESS CONFERENCE. I SUGGEST THAT ARRANGEMENTS MIGHT BE MADE FOR HIM TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED UPON ARRIVAL AND FOR HIM TO HAVE A FEW WORDS WITH THE PRESS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE(I.E. IN THE FINGER). IT WILL CERTAINLY HELP IF WE CAN SAY THAT LORD GLENARTHUR IS PLANNING TO PAY A LONGER VISIT LATER IN THE YEAR, ALTHOUGH WE WOULD NOT NEED TO GIVE

ANY DETAILS AT THIS STAGE.

WILSON

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