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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY TOKYO
TELNO 11
OF 190346Z AUGUST 91
INFO ROUTINE FCO
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HKE 020 / 2
YOUR TELNO 9: VISIT TO JAPAN BY CHIEF SECRETARY.
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1. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE AMBASSADOR'S INVITATION TO LUNCH, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THE EMBASSY WOULD BE BUSY WITH MRS THATCHER'S VISIT AND OTHER COMMITMENTS. SEPARATELY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY HAS RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO LUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 11 FROM MITSUI. IT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL, HOWEVER, IF THE CHIEF SECRETARY COULD CALL ON THE AMBASSADOR SOME TIME ON SEPTEMBER 11 AFTERNOON. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ADVISE THE HKETO OF A TIME WHICH IS CONVENIENT.
2. THE OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME AS ARRANGED UP TO NOW IS AS FOLLOWS.
MONDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER
CHIEF SECRETARY AND PARTY WILL ARRIVE AT 1455 ETA (CX504). QUIET DINNER.
TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER
A MEETING WITH JAPAN/HK ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE AND
A LUNCHEON MEETING WITH JAPAN/HK SOCIETY HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. AFTERNOON BRIEFING BY MORGAN STANLEY AND VISIT TO EXPORT IMPORT BANK OF JAPAN. MR TANINO, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF ASIA AFFAIRS BUREAU, MFA HAS OFFERED DINNER.
WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER
JAPANESE CONSULATE-GENERAL HERE HAVE LINED UP A MEETING WITH MR JIMI, PARLIAMENTARY VICE-MINISTER OF MITI AT 11:00 A.M. A LUNCHEON WITH MR KUMAGAI, CHAIRMAN OF MITSUI CO. IS ALSO SUGGESTED. THE KEIDANREN WILL ORGANISE A DINNER WITH JAPANESE CONSORTIA INTERESTED IN THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS.
THURSDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER
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