TNAG-2354-FCO40-3424-Visits-by-members-of-the-House-of-Lords-to-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 13

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YOUR TELNO 8: VISIT OF LORD PRIOR

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1. MAYOR OF SHANGHAI'S CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE GULF SITUATION. AN ALTERNATIVE DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR

14-16 OCTOBER. LORD PRIOR WILL NOT NOW BE VISITING SHANGHAI IN MARCH AS PLANNED.

2. MAYOR OF SHANGHAI HAS OFFERED LORD PRIOR LUNCH, AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE WOULD BE CARRYING ON WITH THE VISIT. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD EXTEND LORD PRIOR'S APOLOGIES TO MAYOR'S OFFICE.

3. FOR PEKING: LORD PRIOR IS STILL TO VISIT PEKING, ARRIVING

7 MARCH AND LEAVING 10 MARCH FOR MALAYSIA. HE WILL BE STAYING AT PALACE HOTEL. THE AIM OF VISIT IS TO MAINTAIN HIS AND GEC'S LINKS WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES (INCLUDING, HE HOPES, LI PENG) AND TO PURSUE SPECIFIC PROJECTS SUCH AS HUNAN. WE WILL SEND DETAILED ITINERARY NEARER THE TIME.

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