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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2077
OF 26113OZ JUNE 89
INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM PS/GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 1333: VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE
THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME IN HONGKONG TELNO 2042 IS INEVITABLY COMING
UNDER PRESSURE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SLOTS. IN PARTICULAR WE SEE
CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE HERE IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE COULD MANAGE SAY HALF AN HOUR (MAXIMUM FORTY-FIVE MINUTES) WITH THE CHAIRMEN OF THE NINETEEN DISTRICT BOARDS. WE PROPOSE THAT THIS MIGHT BE INCLUDED
AFTER THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING
ON 3 JULY. THIS WOULD REPLACE THE BRIEFING ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
PLANS WHICH WE HAVE CONCLUDED NEED NOT BE REPEATED SO SOON AFTER THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S LAST BRIEFING A YEAR AGO. THIS WOULD STILL THEORETICALLY LEAVE TIME FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO SEE CONSERV- ATIVES ABROAD BEFORE HIS MEETING AND DINNER WITH OMELCO. GRATEFUL
FOR EARLY ADVICE ON WHETHER THE SLOT WITH CONSERVATIVES ABROAD SHALL
BE RETAINED.
2. ONCE THIS POINT IS RESOLVED WE WILL HAVE A (RELATIVELY) FINAL
VERSION OF THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME WHICH WE WILL TELEGRAPH TO YOU
TOMORROW.
WILSON
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