TNAG-1890-FCO40-2683-Visits-by-Sir-Geoffrey-Howe-and-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretaries-1989 — Page 127

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG

TELNO 159

OF 2120OOZ JUNE 89

CONFIDENTIAL

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PERSONAL FOR HEAP FROM PAUL, HKD

YOUR TELNO 260 : VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO HONG KONG :

2-4 JULY/ROYAL

VISIT.

1. I FED THE SUGGESTIONS IN YOUR TELEGRAM TO THE SECRETARY OF

STATE. HE AGREES THAT YOUR INTEREST MUST BE FULLY CATERED FOR IN THE PROGRAMME BUT BELIEVES THAT THE SPEECH PLATFORM SHOULD BE A

HONG KONG ONE RATHER THAN A BRITISH COMMERCIAL ONE (SEE

SEPARATE TELEGRAM).

2. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM ANOTHER TELEGRAM I HAVE SENT TODAY, THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS DECIDED THAT THE ROYAL VISIT SHOULD GO

AHEAD AS PLANNED. YOUR TELEGRAMS ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

WERE MOST TIMELY. I ENSURED THAT THEY WERE BROUGHT URGENTLY TO

MINISTERS' ATTENTION.

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MR MCLAREN

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