TNAG-2232-FCO40-3204-Visits-by-David-Wilson--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--to-the-UK-and-1991 — Page 192

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TO PRIORITY F C O

TELNO 2836

OF 121145Z SEPTEMBER 91

YOUR TELNO 1637

1637! MY VISIT TO LONDON:

1.

M55 007/1

TOP CO Q DIST €0

OCTOBER 1991

158

126330 MDLIAN 0156

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IT IS A GREAT PITY THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL NOT NOW

BE IN LONDON AT ANY STAGE DURING MY VISIT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO DISCUSS WITH HIM THEN, NOT LEAST EXCO APPOINTMENTS AND VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM OF LOCAL PERCEPTIONS IF I GO TO LONDON AND DO NOT/NOT SEE THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THIS WOULD BE MADE WORSE IF I SEE E.G. MR KAUFMANN AS A FOLLOW-ON FROM HIS VISIT HERE WHEN I WAS AWAY.

2.

IS THEE ANY OTHER TIME AT WHICH WE MIGHT MEET? ON PRESENT PLANS I AM DUE TO ARRIVE IN LONDON ON THE EARLY MORNING OF SUNDAY, 13 OCTOBER. WOULD THERE BE ANY CHANCE OF SEEING THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT DAY? A MEETING IN THE EVENING, OR DINNER, WOULD BE MOT CONVENIENT FOR ME.

3. EXISTING COMMITMENTS, INCLUDING OPENING A BIG INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, WOULD MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO LEAVE HONG KONG BEFORE THE EVENING OF SATURDAY, 12 OCTOBER. BUT IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WAS ABLE TO SEE ME ON THE SATURDAY, BUT NOT ON THE SUNDAY, I WOULD BE PREPARED TO CANCEL OR RE-ARRANGE MY APPOINTMENTS AS NECESSARY.

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I WILL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY ABOUT THE REST OF MY PROGRAMME FOR THE VISIT.

WILSON

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