TNAG-2307-FCO40-3343-UK-inward-investment-in-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 31

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TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG

TELNO 156

OF 24120OZ JULY 91

FROM HKD

UNCLASSIFIED

IBB PROMOTIONAL WORK IN HONG KONG

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BEFORE COMMENTING ON RIPLEY'S (IBB) LETTER OF 5 JUNE TO

SMITH-LAITTAN ABOUT FUTURE PROMOTIONAL WORK IN HONG KONG WE

WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE BTC'S VIEWS. IS THIS AN AREA THAT

YOU WOULD NORMALLY TALK TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ABOUT?

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WE ASSUME THAT ORGANISING A SEMINAR ALONG THE LINES PROPOSED BY IBB WOULD BE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES AND WOULD ENABLE IT TO BE KEPT RELATIVELY LOW-KEY, THUS AVOIDING ANY POLITICAL

DIFFICULTIES. IT WOULD HOWEVER, STILL BE SEEN TO BE ORGANISED BY A GOVERNMENT BODY (IBB).

3. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD COPY YOUR REPLY TO THE LETTER TO THIS DEPARTMENT. THERE IS NOW SOME URGENCY AS THE TIMING OF THE

PROPOSED SEMINAR IS GETTING CLOSER AND THE LEAD-IN TIME FOR IBB

IS NARROWING.

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