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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 16093OZ FCO
TELNO 1849
OF 16084OZ MAY 88
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YOUR TELNO 1155: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
MY 2 IFTS CONTAIN BRIEFS ON THE HONG KONG ECONOMY, INCLUDING HONG KONG/CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS, AND ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN HONG KONG. THE MOOD TELEGRAM WILL REACH YOU DESKBY 25090OZ AS REQUESTED.
2. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE PEOPLE WHOM THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL MEET IN HONG KONG.
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3. THE MEETING WITH OMELCO WILL LAST FOR ABOUT AN HOUR (1800-1900). IT WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A SIT-DOWN DISCUSSION SESSION. I WILL ACCOMPANY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. SIR S.Y CHUNG WILL START THE MEETING WITH A FEW WORDS OF WELCOME. IT WOULD THEN BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO MAKE A SHORT STATEMENT. THIS NEED BE NO MORE THAN A FEW GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OR IMPRESSIONS ARISING FROM THE VISIT. YOU WILL NEED TO BEAR IN MIND THAT THERE IS EVERY LIKELIHOOD THAT MUCH OF WHAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS TO OMELCO WILL BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
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