CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELNO 3093
OF 24103OZ OCTOBER 90
CONFIDENTIAL
196
173301
MDHIAN 5765
TOP COPYKE 144
Q DIST?
194
MY VISIT TO LONDON
YOUR TELNOS 1951 AND 1960':
1.
THANK YOU FOR THE REVISED DRAFT PROGRAMME SENT BY FAX. I AM CONTENT WITH THE REDUCED LOAD FOR 5 DECEMBER, EXCEPT THAT I WOULD ON REFLECTION PREFER MY MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO BE IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN THE AFTERNOON.
2. AT MY MEETING WITH THE HOME SECRETARY, I PROPOSE TO THANK HIM FOR THE HOME OFFICE'S HELP ON THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE, BRIEF HIM ON HOW IT HAS GONE DOWN IN HONG KONG AND TOUCH ON VBPS. I MAY
ALSO RAISE RULE 58, IF IT IS STILL AN ISSUE BY THEN. I AM CONTENT NOT TO SEE HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS, IF THAT IS DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE.
3.
GIVEN THAT I SHALL BE SEEING THE HOME SECRETARY, I DO NOT THINK I CAN FIT IN A CALL ON THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY AS WELL. BUT I AGREE THAT THIS WOULD BE WORTHWHILE ON MY NEXT VISIT, IF A TIME CONVENIENT TO USE BOTH CAN BE FOUND.
SINCE MY RETURN TO HONG KONG, I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH LYDIA DUNN THE IDEA OF BRINGING OTHER MEMBERS OF EXCO TO LONDON AT THE
TIME OF MY VISIT. WE HAVE AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TDC TO ARRANGE A SEMINAR ON HONG KONG ON 6 DECEMBER. SOME MEMBERS OF EXCO - E.G. ALLEN LEE, MARIA TAM, WILLIE PURVES, RITA FAN, ROSANNA TAM AND SOME OTHER HONG KONG PERSONALITIES COULD THEN BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. THIS WILL
GIVE A REASON FOR EXCO MEMBERS TO BE IN LONDON WITHOUT HAVING THE WHOLE TEAM THERE AND THE SORT OF CRISIS RESOLVING ATMOSPHERE THAT MIGHT IMPLY. THEY WOULD OF COURSE ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE DINNER WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON 5 DECEMBER. WE WOULD ALSO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEM TO HAVE A BRIEF CHAT WITH THE PRIME MINISTER BEFORE THE TDC DINNER.
5.
DETAILS OF THE SEMINAR, AND WHO ATTENDS, REMAINS TO BE FIXED. BUT, IF IT GOES AHEAD, I WILL BE ASKED TO GIVE THE OPENING ADDRESS ON THE MORNING OF 6 DECEMBER. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE HELPFUL IF MY PROPOSED MEETING WITH LORD CAITHNESS COULD BE MOVED
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