TNAG-2036-FCO40-2900-Visits-from-countries-other-than-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 120

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VISIT OF JAPANESE PARLIAMENTARIANS

1. I CALLED ON THE PARLIAMENTARY VICE-MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ISHII, AT HIS REQUEST. HE SAID THAT HE HAD MUCH ENJOYED HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG. HE HAD NOW DISCUSSED WITH TSUTOMU HATA (MY TELNO 20) THE QUESTION

OF A VISIT BY JAPANESE DIETMEN TO HONG KONG. HE WAS PLANNING TO JOIN THIS GROUP ALONG WITH HATA AND THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. THE JAPANESE CONSUL GENERAL WOULD BE CONTACTING YOU IN DUE COURSE WITH A MORE CONCRETE PROPOSAL.

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ON THE QUESTION OF AN ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND JAPAN ISHII THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THE HONG KONG SIDE WENT BEYOND MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE POSSIBLY LEADING BUSINESSMEN FROM BOTH HONG KONG AND JAPANESE RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG.

LIMITING IT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD MEAN TOO SMALL

A GROUP FROM HONG KONG. I SAID THAT THIS SOUNDED SENSIBLE

AND WE LOOKED FORWARD TO DISCUSSING IT IN MORE DETAIL.

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