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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 2554

OF 310645Z JULY 89

CONFIDENTIAL

165711

MDLIAN 9815

PESONAL FOR PAUL HKD FROM GOVERNOR

DAME LYDIA DUNN : POSSIBLE MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF STATE

1. A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF EXCO AND LEGCO ARE LIKELY TO BE IN LONDON DURING AUGUST. DAME LYDIA PUT TO ME THE SUGGESTION THAT A GROUP OF ABOUT FOUR MIGHT CALL ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PUT

THEIR VIEWS INTER ALIA ON THE RIGHT OF ABODE ISSUE.

2. I HAVE DISSUADED HER, SAYING THAT I THINK A DELEGATION IS NOT THE RIGHT APPROACH AT THIS STAGE. BUT IT WOULD, I BELIVE, BE VERY USEFUL IF DAME LYDIA HERSELF COULD CALL ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHILE SHE IS IN LONDON. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD PROBABLY FIND THIS HELPFUL ADDITIONAL PERSONAL DIMENSION TO HIS BRIEFING ON HONG

KONG. FROM THIS END IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO SHOW THAT HE HAD TAKEN

AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE SENIOR EXCO MEMBER.

3. DAME LYDIA PLANS TO BE IN LONDON FROM 12-25 AUGUST ALTHOUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF THIS MIGHT SLIP BECAUSE HER MOTHER HAS BEEN IN POOR HEALTH. SHE WILL CERTAINLY BE THERE FROM 21-24 AUGUST. WILL THE SECRETARY OF STATE BE IN THE OFFICE BY THEN ? IF NOT I WOULD HOPE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MIGHT BE PREPARED TO MEET DAME LYDIA

IN HUNTINGDON. I AM SURE SHE WOULD BE PREPARED TO GO THERE TO SEE HIM.

4. GRATEFUL FOR A RESPONSE BEFORE I LEAVE HERE ON 5 AUGUST.

WILSON

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