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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, OTTAWA, WASHINGTON

INFO PRIORITY VANCOUVER, PEKING, HONG KONG GOL, BRUSSELS, TOKYO INFO PRIORITY BONN, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, CHICAGO

BRUSSELS PLEASE PASS TO WILLIAMSON.

MY TRAVEL PLANS FOR 1992.

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MY TRAVEL PLANS FOR 1992 ARE STILL PROVISIONAL, BUT I WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL TO RECEIVE YOUR COMMENTS, AND THOSE OF ADDRESSEES, WHILE THEY ARE SHAPING UP.

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I HAVE AGREED TO ATTEND A SPECIAL PROMOTION OF HONG KONG IN THE UK' ORGANISED BY THE HKGO IN LONDON IN JANUARY. THIS WILL INCLUDE A H HALF DAY BUSINESS SEMINAR ON 22 AND GALA EVENINGS 22 AND 23 JANUARY, AT THE SECOND OF WHICH THE HRH THE PRINCESS OF WALES HAS AGREED TO BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MY USUAL CALLS ON MINISTERS, IF THEY ARE IN THE UK ON 22-24 JANUARY.

3. ON THE WAY TO LONDON, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF VISIT OF ABOUT TWO DAYS (20-21 JANUARY) TO BONN, WHICH I LAST VISITED IN 1988. I WOULD HOPE TO CALL ON THE CHANCELLOR, THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. ON THIS BASIS, I WOULD BE AWAY FROM HONG KONG FROM ABOUT 18 JANUARY TO 25 JANUARY.

4. I HAVE BLOCKED OFF IN MY DIARY THE WEEK BEGINNING 28 APRIL FOR A FURTHER VISIT TO LONDON. HOWEVER, THE TIMING OF THIS MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED IF THAT IS AN ELECTION PERIOD AND IF QIAN QICHEN VISITS THE UK AT THAT TIME.

5. I PLAN TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 1 JUNE. MY PRESENT INCLINATION, SUBJECT TO YOUR AND WASHINGTON'S ADVICE, IS TO CONCENTRATE ON WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK, POSSIBLY STOPPING OFF IN CHICAGO ON THE WAY BACK TO HONG KONG. MY PROPOSED VISIT TO WASHINGTON IN OCTOBER 1990 WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE

IMING DID NOT FIT IN WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL CALENDAR, AND I LAST VISITED NEW YORK IN 1990. A VISIT IN JUNE MIGHT BE USEFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF NEXT YEAR'S LOBBYING EFFORT ON CHIN'S MFN STATUS.

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