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MDHIAN 1720
CONFIDENTIAL
FM BTC HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 091100Z FCO TELNO 9
OF 0910OOZ JANUARY 90
HKB 026
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15 JAN1990
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PERSONAL FOR PAUL HKD, FROM HEAP
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HONG KONG TELNO 95 TO FCO: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT
1. THE HKG HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL VISIT THIS OFFICE FROM 6PM UNTIL 7.50 PM ON TUESDAY 16 JANUARY. THIS IS RECORDED AT SERIAL 21 IN TUR. ALSO THAT HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED FOR THE VISIT BY MRS HURD.
2. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY FURTHER GUIDANCE ON HOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS TIME.
3. FROM YOUR TELNO 47 TO HONG KONG I HAD ASSUMED THIS WAS TO BE A
AND WORKING VISIT DURING OPERATIONAL HOURS. NOW IT IS SET FOR 6PM, VERY MUCH AS A LAST CALL BEFORE THE FINAL SUPPER AND DEPARTURE, THIS WILL BE DIFFICULT.
4. ALTERNATIVES SEEM TO BE:
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(A) A WORKING VISIT TO THE OFFICE, FOR DISCUSSION WITH MYSELF AND WITH SENIOR STAFF A TOUR OF THE OFFICE TO SEE IT AT WORK, AND PERHAPS A FEW INFORMAL WORDS TO ALL STAFF, FOLLOWED BY A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION WITH, SAY, ABOUT 12 BRITISH BUSINESSMEN.
ADVANTAGES. IT WOULD MEET THE OBJECTIVES IN YOUR TELNO 47.
DISADVANTAGES. IT WOULD BE ARTIFICIAL GIVEN THAT IT WOULD BE OUTSIDE NORMAL WORKING HOURS. THAT WOULD PRESENT NO PROBLEMS WITH HOME BASED STAFF, BUT WOULD REQUIRE A BIT OF SELLING TO LOCALLY ENGAGED STAFF. IT WOULD BE A HEAVY SESSION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MRS HURD AT THE END OF A LONG DAY.
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(B) A GATHERING IN THE OFFICE OF HOME BASED STAFF AND WIVES, ANY LOCALLY ENGAGED STAFF WHO WISHED TO STAY, PLUS PERHAPS OTHER FCO STAFF IN HONG KONG (COMMUNICATIONS, LANGUAGE STUDENTS ETC) (IE EXCLUDING JLG WHO WILL BE VISITED SEPARATELY), EITHER FOR A GENERAL BUT PARTIALLY STRUCTURED DISCUSSION, OR FOR FREE RANGING
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