TNAG-2619-FCO40-3810-Official-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 138

RESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY DTI

TELNO INTRA 1

OF 230845Z JUNE

92

INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, PEKING, FCO

140034

MDLIAN 4451

ри

23/6.

سل

why: Programe

cocidmaled

My A.T.C

FOR OT2/2D FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE

YRTELNO INTRA 112 TO PEKING: VISIT OF THE MINISTER FOR TRADE

1. MR PATTEN (CURRENTLY IN LONDON, BUT DUE TO ARRIVE ON 9 JULY TO TAKE UP HIS POST AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG) WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE MINISTER FOR TRADE TO STAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF MR NEEDHAM WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT, AND WHO WILL BE ACCOMPANYING.

2. IF MR NEEDHAM STAYS AS GOVERNMENT HOUSE THE HKG WOULD BE FORMALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CO-ORDINATING ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIS PROGRAMME. WE WOULD OF COURSE RELY HEAVILY ON THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION FOR THOSE ASPECTS RELATING TO BRITISH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN HONG KONG.

WILSON

3. WE WILL TELEGRAPH SHORTLY WITH A SUGGESTED OUTLINE PROGRAMME.

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

SINGLE COPIES

.DTI//0T2/D

FED

5

DISTRIBUTION

5

HKD

NNNN

I hold Jean Gray (DTI))

that ow

although

ab Mirailer

क

Cher

нив

Mograme

view was

that

we must accent that " stay in at 6.H.

hand roadnaté

Mh. Dan should to

fully consulted as to its contento

сел shored секстурат

Cy

calls.

PAGE 1 RESTRICTED

M. Needham

Ukmer

24/6

JOINT DIRECTORATE ERD.

IN

HKD 02618412

2 4 JUN 1992

6

|url