TNAG-2262-FCO40-3258-Meetings-between-David-Wilson--Governor-of-Hong-Kong-and-Lu--1991 — Page 11

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THURSDAY 25 JULY. PROVIDING THE FCO SEE NO OBJECTION (LORD CAITHNESS WILL BE HERE AT THE TIME), COULD YOU PLEASE PASS A MESSAGE URGENTLY TO LU PING TO REGRET THAT 26 AND 27 JULY ARE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME BECAUSE OF LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT AND OTHER UNBREAKABLE ARRANGEMENTS. IF, HOWEVER, HE IS ANXIOUS TO MEET BEFORE I GO ON LEAVE, I WILL MAKE MYSELF FREE ON THE MORNING OF 25 JULY. I SEE NO PROBLEM ABOUT GOING TO SHENZHEN FOR A MEETING. I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN BY EARLY AFTERNOON, 1400 LOCAL, BUT THIS WOULD ALLOW TIME FOR E.G. MEETINGS STARTING AT 9.30 OR 10.00 AND

RUNNING THROUGH TO AN EARLY LUNCH.

5. IF I GO TO SHENZHEN MY ABSENCE FROM HONG KONG, AND THE REASON FOR IT WILL HAVE TO BE PUBLIC. I SEE NO PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS. I WOULD PROPOSE TO SAY SIMPLY THAT I WAS GOING FOR A BRIEF MEETING WITH LU PING, DURING WHICH WE WOULD DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS FOR FURTHER MEETINGS AS ENVISAGED IN THE AIRPORT MOU, AND WOULD HAVE A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ON OTHER ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTING

THE MOU.

6. IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO EXTRACT IT, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY BEFORE THE WEEKEND. TIME IS GETTING EXTREMELY TIGHT.

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