CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
HKB
CONFIDENTIAL
026
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
15 JAN1990
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
DESK OFFICER
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TELNO 4244
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OF 27123OZ DECEMBER 89
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PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
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YOUR TELNO 2544: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
I AM GLAD THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE PLANS TO GO AHEAD WITH HIS PLANNED VISIT IN MID JANUARY. THE TIMING IS TIGHT FOR ME PERSONALLY
SINCE I WILL ONLY HAVE RETURNED FROM PEKING THE PREVIOUS DAY: BUT
WE CAN MANAGE.
2. TIMING OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 3 JANUARY LOOKS FINE. WE WILL
TELEGRAPH FURTHER ON THOUGHTS FOR THE PROGRAMME: BUT AT FIRST SIGHT THE OUTLINE IN MY TELNO 3751 STILL LOOKS TO BE ON THE RIGHT LINES.
IS THERE ANYTHING PARTICULAR MRS HURD WISHES TO HAVE ARRANGED FOR HER? ALTERNATIVELY, WE CAN, IF SHE WISHES, PUT FORWARD SOME IDEAS.
3 I HOPE THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND HIS IMMEDIATE PARTY (MRS HURD, HIS PPS, MR MCLAREN AND YOURSELF) WILL STAY WITH US AT GH. I ASSUME THE PRIVATE SECRETARY AND AN APS (WHO?) WILL ALSO BE COMING. IF SO, THEY TOO WILL BE WELCOME AT GH. A SQUASH BUT WE CAN MANAGE. IS THE HEAD OF NEWS DEPARTMENT COMING? IF SO, WOULD HE FIND IT MORE CONVENIENT TO STAY AT AN HOTEL AS IN THE PAST?
4. GRATEFUL ALSO TO KNOW FLIGHT DETAILS AS SOON A POSSIBLE.
5. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THERE IS SOME LEAKAGE ABOUT THE VISIT. THE
ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS ON 23 DECEMBER QUOTED FCO SOURCES AS SAYING
THAT THE FOREIGN SECRETARY WOULD VISIT HONG KONG IN THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY. INEVITABLY WE MUST EXPECT THE SPECULATION TO
GROW IN ADVANCE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
6. IT WOULD BE WORTH WARNING ALAN DONALD IN PEKING IN ADVANCE OF
THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
WILSON
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