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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 179

OF 17091OZ JANUARY 89

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HKB 011/3

17 JANICO

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DIST

8

173556 MDHIAN 8802

STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR HUM,HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

7

YOUR TELNO 154: FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG

1. TUR WAS ADDRESSED STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR ME. I SHOULD LIKE TO DISTRIBUTE IT MORE WIDELY SO THAT I CAN ALERT KEY MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE ENQUIRY AND BEGIN TO CONSIDER HOW THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD RESPOND TO IT. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU SEE NO OBJECTION.

2. GRATEFUL ALSO TO KNOW THE ENQUIRY'S TERMS OF REFERENCE AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE. ALSO TRAVEL PLANS.

3. PROVIDING MINISTERS SEE NO OBJECTION IT MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR ME TO SEE DAVID HOWELL INFORMALLY DURING MY VISIT TO LONDON NEXT MONTH, PERHAPS OVER LUNCH. WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

WILSON

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HKD

MR GILLMORE

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MR MCLAREN

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