TNAG-2463-FCO40-3585-Overseas-visits-by-Sir-David-Wilson--Governor-of-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 149

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

MY VISIT TO LONDON.

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NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF ODP(K) ON 15 SEPTEMBER, I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO COME BACK TO LONDON TO ATTEND IT.

2. I WILL BE ARRIVING ON BA28 AT 0500 ON 15 SEPTEMBER AND LEAVING ON BA27 AT 2115 THAT EVENING. I WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY

RICHARD HOARE, MIKE HANSON AND EDWARD LLEWELLYN.

3. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE OPD (K) MEETING IS AT 1100. I MAY BE HAVING BREAKFAST WITH THE PRIME MINISTER. IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF I COULD HAVE A SHORT MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE BEFORE OPD (K). THERE IS NO OTHER PARTICULAR BUSINESS THAT I WISH TO DISCUSS, BUT I AM OF COURSE AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S DISPOSAL IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT.

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I CONSIDER IT IMPORTANT TO GIVE AS MUCH NOTICE AS POSSIBLE OF THE VISIT. MIFT CONTAINS A DRAFT PRESS STATEMENT THAT WE PROPOSE TO ISSUE AT AROUND 110OZ, SUBJECT TO AGREEMENT WITH NEWS DEPARTMENT AND NO.10. MIFT ALSO CONTAINS OUR PROPOSED RESPONSE TO THE MOST OBVIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VISIT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD ALL TAKE THE SAME LINE.

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I EXPECT CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN THE VISIT FROM THE HONG KONG PRESS. MIKE HANSON WILL BE CO-ORDINATING WITH NEWS DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR HANDLING THE MEDIA IN LONDON.

6. PLEASE ADVANCE TO PS/NO.10 AND TO YAXLEY (HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE).

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