TNAG-2596-FCO40-3784-Appointment-of-Chris-Patten-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Ap-1992 — Page 72

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FM SINGAPORE

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 205

OF 240829Z JUNE 92

AND TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

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142603-

MDLIAN 4745

New for file

FOR PS/MR PATTEN

HONG KONG FOR PS/GOVERNOR

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YOUR TELNO 151, PARA 3: SOCIAL PROGRAMME

1.

THERE IS A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH MIGHT INTEREST MR PATTEN'S FAMILY, WHICH MY WIFE WILL BE ONLY TOO PLEASED TO SET UP, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HER TO HAVE SOME INDICATION OF WHAT

IS LIKELY TO APPEAL BEST. WOULD YOU MIND SEEING WHICH OF THE

FOLLOWING APPEAL IN PARTICULAR:

(I)

SPORTING ACTIVITIES: SWIMMING, WINDSURFING, SAILING,

BIKE RIDING:

(II)

(III)

(IV)

(V)

(VI)

(VII)

(VIII)

2.

HALF A DAY LEARNING HOW TO DO CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING OR BATIK AT THE RESIDENCE:

SIGHTSEEING EG LITTLE INDIA, CHINATOWN, INDIAN TEMPLE OR FULL DAY VISIT TO OFFSHORE ISLAND TO SEE A KAMPONG:

SINGAPORE ZOO: ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST:

A TOUR OF THE MAGNIFICENTLY REFURBISHED RAFFLES HOTEL AND

ITS MUSEUM:

A MEAL AT AN INDIAN VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT IN LITTLE INDIA

OR AT AN OPEN AIR CHINESE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT:

A TRIP ON THE SINGAPORE MASS RAPID TRANSIT (UNDERGROUND), AN EYE-OPENER FOR ALL LONDONERS:

AFTERNOON TEA IN A TRADITIONAL RESTORED SINGAPORE SHOPHOUSE

WITH ONE OF THE MINISTERS' WIVES.

WE ARE HAPPY TO FIT IN WITH THE FAMILY'S INTERESTS. IF THEY

PREFER SIMPLY TO RELAX TOTALLY AROUND OUR SMALL POOL AT EDEN HALL, THEN THERE IS OF COURSE NO PROBLEM.

DUGGAN

HKD 0891

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