TNAG-2043-FCO40-2911-Visits-by-Francis-Maude--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and-C-1990 — Page 55

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 733

OF 04183OZ APRIL 90

AND TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG

INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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9 APR 1990

YOUR TELNO 1160: MR MAUDE'S VISIT: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS

1 MANY THANKS FOR THIS ACCOUNT OF THE PROPOSED PRESS ARRANGEMENTS. MR MAUDE HAS NOT YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THIS: WE WILL REVERT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF HE HAS ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.

2. IN THE MEANTIME, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

(A) WE ARE WORKING ON A STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG WHICH MR MAUDE PLANS TO MAKE ON TUESDAY

10 APRIL, AFTER HIS MEETING WITH EXCO. (IT WILL BE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE UK CORRESPONDENTS PICK UP THIS STATEMENT AND PLAY IT BACK TO THE UK FOR CONSUMPTION HERE.)

(B) DURING HIS VISIT TO WHITEHEAD, MR MAUDE WISHES TO HIGHLIGHT THE QUOTE BLACK MUSEUM UNQUOTE. WE ASSUME THAT THE VISIT IS LIKELY TO PROVOKE SOME NOISY PROTESTS: WE SEE NO PROBLEM IN PRINCIPLE ABOUT THIS, ALTHOUGH IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE DESIRABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE NOISE DOES NOT IMPINGE UNDULY AT THE POINT WHEN HE ADDRESSES THE MEDIA. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON HOW THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED.

(C) MINISTERS HAVE DECIDED TO AUTHORISE A 10 PER CENT INCREASE (POUNDS 200,000) IN OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE UK/HONG KONG JOINT FUNDING SCHEME, WITH EFFECT FROM 1991/92.

THIS MIGHT BE ANNOUNCED DURING MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO THE CITY POLYTECHNIC ON 11 APRIL. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.

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MORE GENERALLY, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR ADVICE ON OTHER THEMES TO EMPHASISE WITH THE MEDIA IN THE COURSE OF THE VISIT. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY DESKBY 060930Z.

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