TNAG-2356-FCO40-3427-Ministerial-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 13

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 2174

OF 20150OZ DECEMBER 91

CONFIDENTIAL

HKD 026/10 TED

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MDHOAN 6939

OUR TELNO 2163: VISIT OF LORD FERRERS

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1. THE MINISTER HAS ASKED US TO PASS ON SOME/FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE PROGRAMME CONTAINED IN YOUR TELNO 3682.

2.

GRATEFUL IF THE START TIME ON SUNDAY 5 JANUARY COULD BE PUT BACK UNTIL AFTER 1100 TO ALLOW LORD FERRERS TIME TO ATTEND CHURCH. HE WOULD ALSO NOW LIKE THE AFTERNOON OF 6 JANUARY TO BE KEPT FREE IF THIS IS POSSIBLE. ON REFLECTION THE MINISTER WOULD NOW PREFER TO TRANSFER TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE FROM THE MANDARIN HOTEL ON THE MORNING OF 6 JANUARY INSTEAD OF THE EVENING BEFORE. HE HOPES THIS WILL BE CONVENIENT.

3. LORD FERRERS WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY FINISH, SAY 1600, ON 8 JANUARY TO ALLOW SOME TIME BEFORE HIS RETURN FLIGHT. GRATEFUL ALSO FOR CONFIRMATION THAT NO (NO) DINNER JACKETS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS.

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SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

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