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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2144

OF 051010Z JULY 91

AMENDED DISTRIBUTION 9/7

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

PROPOSED VISIT BY PRIME MINISTER TO HONG KONG AND CHINA

1. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER IS THINKING OF VISITING CHINA AND HONG KONG.

2.

YOU MAY WISH TO BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS AT THIS END:

(A) I AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY ANNUAL LEAVE FROM 27 JULY TO 1

SEPTEMBER.

(B) I UNDERSTAND THAT MRS THATCHER TENTATIVELY PLANS TO BE IN

HONG KONG AROUND 13-14 SEPTEMBER AFTER A VISIT TO PEKING.

(C) I UNDERSTAND THAT MR KING IS PLANNING A VISIT TO HONG KONG FROM 17-19 SEPTEMBER.

(D) THE LEGCO ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE ON 12 SEPTEMBER (FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES) AND 15 SEPTEMBER (DIRECT ELECTIONS).

(E) SIR GEOFFREY HOWE IS LIKELY TO BE IN HONG KONG AROUND 23-27 SEPTEMBER BEFORE GOING TO PEKING.

(F) MY ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR 9 OCTOBER.

(G) I AM PLANNING TO BE IN THE U.K. IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 14 OCTOBER AND HAVE COMMITTED MYSELF TO SPEAKING AT THE TDC DINNER IN LONDON ON 15 OCTOBER.

(H) THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG FROM 29 OCTOBER TO 1 NOVEMBER.

(I) I AM PROPOSING TO VISIT SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 18 NOVEMBER.

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