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SIR DAVID WILSON, HONG KONG

FOLLOWING FOR: AR PAUL ESQ, HKD, FCO

HONG KONG AND THE BRITISH MEDIA

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1 ON YOUR TWO SUGGESTION IN TLUR:

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A) I AGREE THAT THE DIPLOMATIC AND COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' ASSOCIATION WOULD BE A GOOD SPEAKING PLATFORM. AS IT HAPPENS, WE HAVE ALLEN LEE LINED UP TO SPEAK THERE ON 10 MAY. I SHALL BEAR THEM IN MIND FOR MY NOVEMBER VISIT, OR POSSIBLY FOR NEXT YEAR.

B) PETER JENKINS' SEMINAR IDEA RAISES SOME PROBLEMS. A SEMINAR COULD NOT BE ARRANGED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND MIGHT, AS YOU SAY, GET OUT OF HAND IF LEFT TO PRIVATE ORGANISERS. A JOINT VISIT BY A GROUP OF

SENIOR JOURNALISTS MIGHT BE A BETTER IDEA AND WE SHALL GIVE THIS

FURTHER THOUGHT. WE SHALL NEED A FOCUS FOR THE VISIT FAC IS TOO

CLOSE AND THE ROYAL VISIT NOT THE RIGHT SORT OF OCCASION. THE PROMULGATION OF THE BASIC LAW MAY OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY, DEPENDING ON HOW THE FINAL VERSION COMES OUT.

SIGNED: SIR DAVID WILSON

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