TNAG-2355-FCO40-3426-Visit-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Co-1991 — Page 159

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 812

OF 151026Z MARCH 91

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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FOR CONFERENCE SECTION, PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT

YRTELNO 491: SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROPOSED VISIT TO HONG KONG AND CHINA

1. THANK YOU FOR TUR. WE HAVE CANCELLED THE 20 SEATS RESERVED ON 4 APRIL TO PEKING. AS YOU KNOW (OUR TELNO 766 REFERS) WE ALSO BOOKED 20 SEATS ON A FLIGHT FROM PEKING TO HONG KONG ON 8 APRIL. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THESE MAY NOW ALSO BE CANCELLED.

2. INCIDENTALLY, ON A POINT RAISED IN YRTELNO 210 (PARA3(IV) YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A CURFEW ON FLIGHTS ARRIVING AND LEAVING HONG KONG'S KAI TAK AIRPORT IS IMPOSED AT 2330 HOURS EACH

EVENING. EXCEPTIONS ARE RARELY MADE. A CHARTER FLIGHT ARRIVING ON 8 APRIL BEFORE THAT TIME COULD BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT A PROBLEM.

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