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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO

1233

OF 07080OZ MAY 92

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Ricketts

TOP COPY Q DIST?

165431 MDHIAN 3085

HKD 026/13

FROM GOVERNOR

16

PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD.

12

YOUR TELNO 720: VISIT BY MR. GOODLAD.

1.

MIFT CONTAINS A DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR A VISIT TO HONG KONG FROM SUNDAY 24 TO THURSDAY 28 MAY. AS REQUESTED, WE HAVE TRIED TO

AVOID MAKING IT TOO CROWDED.

2.

THE DRAFT PROGRAMME INCLUDES ALL SUGGESTIONS IN MY TELNO 1122, AS WELL AS A SESSION WITH SIR ROBIN MCLAREN AND A LUNCH HOSTED BY MR. DAY AS REQUESTED IN TUR. WE HAVE ALSO SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ITEMS WHICH MR. GOODLAD MAY WISH TO

CONSIDER:

(A) QUITE DINNER WITH ME ON 24 MAY. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INFORMAL CHAT BEFORE THE PROGRAMME PROPER STARTS.

(B) MEETING WITH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS. I WILL

INCLUDE SOME 'SENIOR' PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS IN THE DINNER I AM HOSTING FOR MR. GOODLAD ON 26 MAY. BUT I THINK MR. GOODLAD WOULD FIND IT INTERESTING TO MEET SOME YOUNGER PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS. I HAVE THEREFORE SUGGESTED A DINNER HOSTED BY HEAD, CPU.

(C) DRINKS WITH CONSERVATIVES ABROAD. THIS IS A REGULAR ITEM.

THE GROUP WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY REQUEST A MEETING.

(D) MEETING WITH ZHOU NAN.

(E) RACES AND DINNER WITH WILLIE PURVES (NOT YET APPROACHED).

I BELIEVE LORD CAITHNESS ENJOYED THIS ON HIS LAST VISIT.

(F) LUNCH HOSTED BY CS WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

(G) PRESS CONFERENCE/BRIEFINGS. THERE IS BOUND TO BE

CONSIDERABLE MEDIA INTEREST IN THE VISIT. GRATEFUL TO

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