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PERSONAL FOR PS/MR. MAUDE FROM GOVERNOR WASHINGTON FOR MCLAREN, AUSS, VISITING
YOUR TELNO 1827:
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MR. MAUDE'S VISIT TO HK
THANK YOU FOR YOUR RAPID RESPONSE. WE HAVE REVISED THE
OUTLINE ALONG THE LINES YOU SUGGEST. A NEW OUTLINE IS IN MIFT.
THE VISIT TO VBP CAMPS (SERIAL 4) WILL BE BY HELICOPTER BOTH
FOR SPEED AND TO ALLOW SOME BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
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ON MEETINGS WITH PRESSURE GROUPS AND OTHER (SERIALS 7 AND
WE WILL TRY TO COVER AS BROAD A SPECTRUM AS POSSIBLE.
SOME SOUR GRAPS ARE HOWEVER INEVITABLE FROM THOSE EXCLUDED.
WE HAVE TRIED TO BREAK UP THESE MEETINGS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
A LIST OF GROUPS WILL FOLLOW. WE DO NOT/NOT PROPOSE TO
INCLUDE THE ANGLO-HONG KONG TRUST. THIS IS PRIMARILY A UK
BASED BUSINESSMEN'S GROUP WITH NO POLITICAL (OR OTHER)
TRACK RECORD HERE.
4.
WE HAVE ADDED A VISIT TO A BUSY SHOPPING AREA PRECEDED BY
AN MTR RIDE (SERIAL 8) TO GIVE THE MINISTER AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BE SEEN MEETING A LARGE NUMBER OF HONG KONG PEOPLE IN
PUBLIC.
5.
WE HAVE CONTACTED SPURRIER (SERIAL 11) AS AGREED IN TELECON PS/LEEKS. SPURRIER WILL CONTACT YOU DIRECT AS AGREED, BUT WILL KEEP US INFORMED OF HIS PLANS.
6. THE COMMUNITY LUNCH (SERIAL 14) WILL NOT/NOT REQUIRE A
SET PIECE SPEECH AND WE RECOMMEND NO/NO PRESS DURING THE MEAL TO ALLOW FREER DISCUSSION.
7. WE PROPOSE A VISIT TO RADOFIN ELECTRONICS (SERIAL 15) AS
THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF RELATIVELY RECENT BRITISH INVESTMENT WE HAVE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED. THE RADOFIN SET-UP IS A HIGH-TECH
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