CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1878
OF 10160OZ OCTOBER 90
CONFIDENTIAL
HUB 029/11
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
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YOUR TELNO 2907 AND PEKING TELNO 1358 YOUR TRAVEL PLANS FOR 1991
IT IS HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS INDICATION OF YOUR PRESENT THINKING ON OVERSEAS VISITS NEXT YEAR.
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2. AS FAR AS YOUR PLANS TO VISIT PEKING ARE CONCERNED, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AND CHINA IS NOW MORE LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE NEXT APRIL RATHER THAN IN JANUARY, WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE WAY OPEN FOR YOUR OWN VISIT TO PEKING EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR. THE OFFICIAL ADVICE WHICH HAS BEEN PUT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS THAT HE SHOULD VISIT HONG KONG AND CHINA DURING THE EASTER RECESS. I HAD HOPED TO BE ABLE TO LET YOU HAVE SOME FIRM NEWS BY NOW, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE OF THE GULF CRISIS AND THE PARTY CONFERENCE, THE S OF S IS UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THIS MATTER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I WILL, OF COURSE, LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS A FIRM DECISION IS TAKEN.
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ALTHOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOOK SUCH A LONG WAY AHEAD, THE PROPOSED TIMING OF YOUR VISITS TO LONDON NEXT YEAR LOOKS FINE. ON PRESENT PLANS, MINISTERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MID-MARCH AND LATE JUNE, ALTHOUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE ATTENDING THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON 28 JUNE AND WILL ALSO BE AWAY ON 15 MARCH.
4. WE SEE NO DIFFICULTIES WITH YOUR OTHER PROPOSED TRAVEL PLANS.
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