TNAG-2049-FCO40-2919-Visits-by-Lord-Caithness--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and--1990 — Page 87

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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OF 131004Z SEPTEMBER 90

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YRTELNO 1693: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY LORD CAITHNESS

1. WE COULD CERTAINLY USE THE 0900 TO 0930 SLOT ON 20 SEPTEMBER FOR A MEETING WITH THE CONCERNED BRITISH EXPATRIATES SOCIETY. IT WOULD MEAN THAT LORD CAITHNESS WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO VISIT ONE SOCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTION, BUT I DO NOT THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WE WILL THEREFORE PROCEED ON THIS BASIS.

2. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO LORD CAITHNESS MEETING THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE AND BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM CONCERN GROUP. BUT HE WILL NOT GET BACK TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE FROM THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT UNTIL ABOUT 5.15 PM ON 19 SEPTEMBER. WE WILL THEREFORE ARRANGE THE MEETING FOR 5.30 PM TO 6.00 PM. WE CAN DELAY STARTING DINNER (WHICH WILL ACTUALLY BE A LIGHT SUPPER) UNTIL 6.30 PM.

3. I HAVE ARRANGED FOR THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS TO ACCOMPANY LORD CAITHNESS ON A VERY BRIEF VISIT TO THE COLVIN HOUSE SITE BETWEEN HIS MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW POLITICAL GROUPS AND THE LUNCH HOSTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY (I.E. 12.30 PM TO 1.00 PM ON 19 SEPTEMBER).

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4 I CONFIRM THAT LORD CAITHNESS WILL NOT/NOT NEED BLACK TIE FOR ANY PART OF THE PROGRAMME.

WILSON

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