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MS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR J P MCINTYRE HM TRESY MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE
MR S WIGHTMAN CABINET OFFICE MR GOWAN CABINET OFFICE
MR A CHARLTON CABINET OFFICE MR WYE RAD
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VISIT TO JAPAN BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD
1. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE AIRPORT, THE CHIEF SECRETARY IS PLANNING TO VISIT JAPAN BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 9 AND 13 TO MEET JAPANESE CONSORTIA AND THOSE IN THE FINANCIAL CIRCLES WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN THE AIRPORT PROJECTS. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE CONSULATE GENERAL HERE, AND OUR HKETO IN TOKYO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CO- ORDINATING THE PROGRAMME. WE ARE ALSO IN TOUCH WITH THE JAPANESE COMPANIES IN HONG KONG WHICH HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE AIRPORT PROJECTS. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE VISIT PROGRAMME WILL NOT BE WITH GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, BUT THE CONSULATE HERE HAVE SUGGESTED SOME MEETINGS WITH THE MFA AND MITI. THERE WILL ALSO BE MEETINGS WITH THE MEDIA AND, POSSIBLY, THE JAPAN/HONG KONG SOCIETY. OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENTS WILL BE KEPT TO SEPTEMBER 10 TO 12.
2. WE HOPE THAT WE WILL NOT NEED TO TROUBLE YOU, BUT ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ORGANISATIONS OR PEOPLE WHOM THE CHIEF SECRETARY SHOULD MEET WOULD BE WELCOMED. WE SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED ON DEVELOPMENTS AS THE PROGRAMME FIRMS UP.
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