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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 092

OF 08100OZ JANUARY 88

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15 JAN 19 8

PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO 48 VISIT BY LORD GLENARTHUR.

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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

11.15.

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT ABOUT

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 DEPARTURECI.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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