CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3668
OF 03120OZ NOVEMBER 89
CONFIDENTIAL
HK B
026 115
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MDHIAN 2881
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PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
VISIT BY OMELCO DELEGATION
1. OMELCO HAVE TODAY (3 NOVEMBER) DECIDED TO SEND A DELEGATION TO LONDON TO SEE MPS AND PRESS FOR AN EARLY DECISION ON NATIONALITY. THEY WILL ALSO SEEK TO UP-DATE MPS ON OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, BASIC LAW AND VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. THE DELEGATION WILL CONSIST OF ALLEN LEE, JOHN SWAINE, MARTIN BARROW, HUI YIN-FAT, RONALD ARCULLI, JIMMY MCGREGOR AND ANDREW WONG.
2. THE DELEGATION PLANS TO VISIT LONDON DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 20 NOVEMBER IN ANTICIPATION OF A FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT ON 24 NOVEMBER. DAME LYDIA DUNN HAS WRITTEN TO ME TO ASK IF THE DELEGATION COULD MEET THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MR MAUDE AND THE HOME' SECRETARY. SHE HAS ALSO ASKED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER.
3. IF THE DELEGATION DO VISIT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MR MAUDE AGREE TO SEE THEM. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL IF THE HOME SECRETARY COULD MEET THEM. I AM DOUBTFUL WHETHER A CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER IS JUSTIFIED.
4. THE TIMING OF THE DELEGATION'S VISIT CARRIES IMPLICATIONS FOR MY OWN VISIT TO LONDON. I DO NOT/NOT THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR ME TO BE THERE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE DELEGATION. IF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE IS FIRM FOR 24 NOVEMBER, I WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO RECONSIDER MY TIMING. THIS IS EXTREMELY AWKWARD BUT I WILL LOOK AT POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE DATES AND TELEGRAPH AGAIN AS SOON AS I CAN.
WILSON
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