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FM WELLINGTON
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INFO ROUTINE FCO, CANBERRA, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
INFO SAVING AUCKLAND (ACTIONED)
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YOUR TELNO 11 TO CANBERRA: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
1. YOUR REVISED OUTLINE PROGRAMME LOOKS FINE. I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE NOW PLANNING TO INCLUDE AUCKLAND. IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO HOLD UP YOUR APPROACH TO THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG UNTIL AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION HERE ON 27 OCTOBER.
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2. YOU RAISED THE QUESTION OF A SPEECH IN AUCKLAND. IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK ON A MAINLY BUSINESS THEME PROMOTING INWARD INVESTMENT AND SELLING HONG KONG AS A REGIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE AUCKLAND WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST VENUE (ALTHOUGH MOST FINANCIAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONS HAVE THEIR HEAD OFFICES IN WELLINGTON). BUT IF YOU WISHED TO TAKE A MORE POLITICAL THEME FOCUSSING ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT, CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES, VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ETC A WELLINGTON VENUE WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. I KNOW FOR EXAMPLE THAT THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HERE WOULD BE HAPPY TO OFFER YOU A LUNCH-TIME OR EARLY EVENING PLATFORM. YOU MIGHT EVEN CONSIDER GIVING DIFFERENT SPEECHES IN BOTH CITIES.
3. YOUR WELLINGTON PROGRAMME WILL BE LARGELY TAKEN UP WITH CALLS ON MINISTERS (WE RECOMMEND THE PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND FINANCE). IF TIME PERMITS, YOU MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER CALLS ON THE GOVERNOR OF THE RESERVE BANK (CENTRAL BANK) AND ON THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
4. IN AUCKLAND, YOU SHOULD CALL ON THE MAYOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AUCKLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL, ALONG WITH THE AUCKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. YOU WILL OBVIOUSLY ALSO WISH TO CALL ON MAJOR COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES. BUT YOU WILL PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE A PRETTY CLEAR IDEA OF YOUR TARGETS IN THESE AREAS.
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