TNAG-1893-FCO40-2687-Visit-by-Francis-Maude--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Co-1989 — Page 78

CONFIDENTIAL

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MDHIAN 5264

TO PROCEED ON THIS BASIS:

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ANGLO HONG KONG TRUST WE ARE ASKING SPURRIER TO

INCLUDE DAVID TANG IN THE BREAKFAST FOR 19 SEPTEMBER:

(E) IF THE TAIKOO SHING VISIT IS RETAINED WE RECOMMEND THAT MEETINGS WITH PRESSURE GROUPS START AT 14.30 ON 18 SEPTEMBER AS PROPOSED. WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE MINISTER SEE THE PRESSURE

GROUPS IN TWO SESSIONS. THE FIRST AT 14.30 WOULD COMPRISE ONE

REPRESENTATIVE EACH OF THE HK PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY, THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION, THE REFORM CLUB, THE HK FOUNDATION, THE RIGHT OF ABODE DELEGATION AND THE NEW HK ALLIANCE. THE SECOND, AT 1700, WOULD COMPRISE ONE REPRESENTATIVE EACH OF MEETING POINT, THE HK AFFAIRS SOCIETY, SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION, HK CHRISTIAN INDUSTRIAL, COMMITTEE, THE HK ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD, HK PEOPLE SAVING HK, THE HK FEDERATION OF EDUCATION WORKERS, THE HK FEDERATION OF STUDENTS AND THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRATIC

GOVERNMENT. THE LOGIC OF THESE GROUPINGS IS THAT THE FIRST SESSION WOULD BE WITH THE MORE MODERATE/CONSERVATIVE GROUPS. THE

SECOND WOULD BE WITH THE MORE RADICAL GROUPS. THE ALTERNATIVE OF

SEEING A SERIES OF PRESSURE GROUPS ONE BY ONE SEEMS TO US TIME-

CONSUMING AND REPETITIVE AND UNLIKELY TO ACHIEVE A BETTER DIALOGUE:

(F) A MEETING WITH CIVIL SERVICE UNION LEADERS IS A GOOD IDEA.

WE PROPOSE TO INCLUDE THIS ACCORDINGLY:

(G) ONE ADDITIONAL POINT. WOULD THE MINISTER WISH TO HAVE

ANYBODY FROM THE HKG ACCOMPANY HIM TO MEET MR. VAN LEEUWEN

(UNHCR). AT THE MOMENT WE ARE PLANNING WITHOUT BUT CAN OF

COURSE ALTER THIS IF THE MINISTER WISHES.

2. ALL THE ABOVE POINTS AND SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TIMINGS

ARE INCORPORATED IN THE REVISED OUTLINE PROGRAMME IN MIFT.

3.

TIME IS NOW SHORT TO SET ARRANGEMENTS IN HAND. GRATEFUL FOR

CONFIRMATION THAT WE SHOULD PROCEED ON THE ABOVE LINES AS SOON

AS POSSIBLE.

WILSON

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