TNAG-1891-FCO40-2684-Visits-by-Sir-Geoffrey-Howe-and-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretaries-1989 — Page 102

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO DESKBY 01010OZ HONG KONG

TELNO 1405

OF 30170OZ JUNE 89

CONFIDENTIAL

91

063642

MDHOAN 4167

HKB 026/20

८ ¿ 1919 A DEL

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD

YOUR TELNO 2167: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: PROGRAMME

1.

2.

MANY THANKS FOR THESE FURTHER SUGGESTIONS.

WE APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES OVER DEMONSTRATORS, BUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO AVOIDING THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS TRYING TO IGNORE OR EVADE THEM. WE WONDER WHETHER THE DIFFICULTY COULD BE OVERCOME BY INVITING ONE OR TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH GROUP TO MEET THE SECRETARY OF STATE TOGETHER AT SOME POINT IN THE PROGRAMME. WE WOULD LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING.

3. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS ALSO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE

POSSIBILITY OF SEEING ONE OR OTHER OF THE SITES OF THE SECOND AIRPORT. WE APPRECIATE ONE IS AT PRESENT OPEN SEA OFF LANTAU ISLAND. WOULD THERE BE ANY POSSIBILITY OF ARRANGING A VISIT TO THE OTHER? PERHAPS THIS COULD BE FITTED IN DURING THE HELICOPTER

JOURNEY TO VBP CAMPS?

HOWE

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

42

LIMITED

HKD

PROTOCOL D

NEWS D

PS

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

42

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/PUS

MR GILMORE

MR MCLAREN

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