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FM THE HAGUE
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELNO 001
OF 021651Z JANUARY 91
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
BRUSSELS FOR WILLIAMSON
Чернив
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YOUR TELNO 1 VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS, MARCH 1991
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I SEE NO PROBLEM ABOUT THE TIMING PROPOSED FOR YOUR VISIT. WOULD BE HAPPY TO OFFER YOU DINNER ON 13 MARCH TO WHICH I WOULD PROPOSE TO INVITE A CROSS-SECTION OF AGREEABLE CONTACTS INCLUDING LEADING MEMBERS OF THE NETHERLANDS-HONG KONG ASSOCIATION. I WOULD ALSO OF COURSE BE PLEASED IF YOU STAYED AT THE RESIDENCE.
2.
AS REGARDS CALLS, VAN DEN BROEK WILL PROBABLY BE AWAY AND THERE IS NO OTHER SUITABLE MFA MINISTER. A CALL COULD HOWEVER BE ARRANGED ON THE SECRETARY GENERAL OR PERHAPS THE POLITICAL DIRECTOR. YOU WOULD NO DOUBT WISH TO DESCRIBE HONG KONG'S PROSPECTS AS 1997 APPROACHES.
3.
YOUR OTHER MAIN PRIORITY WILL BE THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS WHERE THE BEST CONTACT WOULD BE YVONNE VAN ROOY, MINISTER FOR OVERSEAS TRADE, WHO WILL BE INTERESTED TO HAVE YOUR ASSESSMENT OF HONG KONG'S COMMERCIAL SITUATION AND OUTLOOK.
4. YOU MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER A CALL ON THE HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE NETHERLANDS ACCEPTING HONG KONG RESIDENTS AFTER 1997. THE DUTCH HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO GIVE ANY ADVANCE COMMITMENT BUT YOU MIGHT TRY TO NUDGE THEM ALONG.
5. THE NETHERLANDS-HONG KONG ASSOCIATION IS RELATIVELY SMALL. IF THEREFORE YOU WISHED TO GET ACROSS YOUR MESSAGE TO A WIDER AUDIENCE OF INDUSTRIALISTS A LUNCHTIME SPEECH TO THE AMSTERDAM OR ROTTERDAM CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE (POSSIBLY ON 14 MARCH) MIGHT PROVIDE A BETTER FORUM. SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT WILLIAMSON COULD EXPLORE THIS FURTHER.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER DEMANDS ON YOUR TIME BUT THERE IS
OF COURSE PLENTY TO SEE HERE AND IN AMSTERDAM.
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