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MDHIAN 1284

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 42

OF 04080OZ JANUARY 90

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

15 JAN1990

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING BTC HONG KONG UKREP JLG HONG KONG

PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

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YOUR TELNO 22: VISIT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE: PROGRAMME

ALL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S POINTS IN TUR CAN BE INCORPORATED

AS FOLLOWS:

(A) FULLY UNDERSTOOD. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HOST A LUNCH FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MRS. HURD AND THE MAIN PARTY AT FANLING. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL OF COURSE BE WELCOME TO SWIM: BUT THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE VERY INVIGORATING (18 DEGREES CENTIGRADE). I WILL INCLUDE CBF, MRS DUFFELL, PA AND SIR ALAN DONALD IN THE LUNCH (LADY DONALD IS NOT I UNDERSTAND COMING TO HONG KONG:

(B) I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO REVERSE THE ORDER OF THE TWO LUNCHES. THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE WILL NOW PROCEED ON THE BASIS THAT THEIR LUNCH WILL BE ON 15 JANUARY:

(C) NOTED. WE WILL FIT IN TIME FOR VISITS TO BOTH THE COMMISSION

AND THE JLG OFFICE:

(D) NOTED. SIR DAVID FORD WILL INCLUDE MR. HOTUNG:

(E) POLICE REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MEETING WITH

CIVIL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES:

(F) WE HAVE PASSED ON THIS REQUEST TO THE CHAMBERS, WHO WILL ALLOW ENOUGH TIME BEFORE THEIR LUNCH.

WILSON

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