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ARYALC

Dr Helmut Sohmen

Chairman

The Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce

United Centre

22nd Floor

95 Queensway

HONG KONG

Thank you for your letter of 1 November inviting me to address

a luncheon organised by the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce during my

forthcoming visit to Hong Kong.

I would welcome this opportunity and would be delighted to accept your invitation. May I suggest, however that the luncheon might be jointly hosted by your Chamber and the British Chamber of Commerce? I think that this would be appropriate on this occasion.

I will reflect further on the theme for my speech. Your suggestion is a good one; but I would like to take a final decision

a little nearer the time.

My Office will be in touch with you about a date and other

details in due course, as soon as dates for the visit have firmed

up.

I look forward to meeting you and your colleagues in Hong Kong.

Douglas Hurd