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TO TELELETTER HONG KONG
TELELETTER
OF 031215Z DECEMBER 91
AND TO TELELETTER BTC HONG KONG
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20 DEC 1991
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FROM DR S D HARKIN HKD
TO MS ANNETTE LEE, ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER (G)DA COPIES TO MR R GRAHAM, BTC HONG KONG.
YOUR TELELETTER OF 29 NOVEMBER: MY VISIT TO HONG KONG
THANK YOU FOR THE SKETCH PROGRAMME (WHICH COVERS ALL THE MAIN AREAS WELL). THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR FLESHING IT OUT.
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GIVEN THAT I WILL BE IN HONG KONG OVER THE WEEKEND 14-15 DECEMBER, I WONDER WHETHER MONDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE BETTER UTILISED. I NOTE THAT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE PROGRAMME RELATING TO THE AIRPORT PROJECT, NOR MEETINGS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT WITH EG CATHAY PACIFIC OR POSSIBLY SOME PRIVATE SECTOR LAWYERS. SIMILIARLY, IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF A (HELICOPTER?) TOUR OF SOME OF THE DEFENCE LANDS COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROGRAMME. I WELCOME THE MORNING PROGRAMME YOU SUGGEST FOR TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER TO VISIT A DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. (IF IT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THEN A FLIGHT OVER STONECUTTERS/CHEP LAP KOK MIGHT BE ADDED TO IT.)
3. I REALISE THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO ALTER SIGNIFICANTLY THE PROGRAMME YOU HAVE PREPARED, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THESE IDEAS COULD BE CONSIDERED.
SIGNED DR S D HARKIN
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