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TO DESKBY 20003OZ HONG KONG

TELNO 1162

OF 19130OZ JUNE 91

AND TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG

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OUR TELNO 171 TO MANILA? VISIT OF LORD CAITHNESS: 22-27 JULY

1991

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WHEN DRAFTING TUR WE HAD OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DUE TO GO ON LEAVE THE WEEKEND 27/28 JULY. LORD CAITHNESS WOULD

NOT WISH YOU TO DELAY YOUR TRAVEL PLANS ON ACCOUNT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO HIS SCHEDULE.

2. THE MINISTER OF STATE WAS MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE PROGRAMME

SUGGESTIONS IN YOUR TELNOS 1767 AND 1786-7, BASED ON OUR EARLIER INDICATIONS OF WHEN HE WOULD GET AWAY FROM THE HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE. HE IS VERY CONTENT WITH THESE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOW LOOKED AGAIN AT HOW BEST TO MARRY THESE PROGRAMME ITEMS WITH

THE AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE (LATEST VERSION BY FAX) SO THAT LORD CAITHNESS CAN ATTEND THE MOST INTERESTING PARTS OF THE CONFERENCE AND YET KEEP UP A STEADY STRIKING-RATE EACH DAY OF ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO HONG KONG. WE THEREFORE WONDER WHETHER CERTAIN ITEMS CAN BE SWITCHED, ALLOWING LORD CAITHNESS TO SPEND RATHER LONGER AT THE CONFERENCE ON 23 JULY AND RATHER LESS TIME THERE ON 24 AND 25 JULY:

(A) COULD THE MEETINGS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS, MR GALSWORTHY AND MR GERSON ON 23 JULY BE MOVED TO THE SLOT 1500-1730?

(B) COULD SHA HOST A COMMUNITY LUNCH ON 24 (RATHER THAN 23)

JULY?

(C) COULD THE VISIT TO SEK KONG BE MOVED TO 25 JULY MORNING? (LORD CAITHNESS WOULD LIKE TO BE AT THE HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE BY 1130 ON 25 JULY).

(D) WE ASSUME THAT THE BTC LUNCH ON 25 JULY IS INTENDED TO BE A BILATERAL UK/HONG KONG AFFAIR HOSTED BY MR HEAP. COULD IT BE HELD ON 26 HIS LUNCH ON 25 JULY? ON THE HEAP HOUSEHOLD.)

JULY AND COULD THE CHIEF SECRETARY HOLD (WE UNDERSTAND THIS WOULD EASE THE BURDEN

IF THE INTENTION IS DIFFERENT PLEASE

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