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CODE 18-77

Mr Simms

CRD

OAB G/34

Reference

HKD 026/1.

FILE (139

LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO HONG KONG 22-25 JULY

Please refer to your minute of 19 June below about British Council/CRD briefing for the above visit.

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As part of his official programme, the Minister will call on the British Council in Hong Kong. It would be useful to have briefing. It should take the form of a general brief on the work of the Council in Hong Kong but in addition there are two other points:-

(i) BC co-location with the future British Consulate General.

(ii) Status of the BC in Hong Kong

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post 1997.

Both items were raised by the BC Director in Hong Kong during the Head of Hong Kong Department's visit there earlier this month. A contribution from the British Council on these points would be appreciated.

Grateful if you would let me have the British council contribution in draft with a disk, by COP on 8 July.

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K Hague

(Hong Kong Department

WH312

270 2656

26 June 1991

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