TNAG-2621-FCO40-3812-Visits-by-Alastair-Goodlad--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-an-1992 — Page 204

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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OF 210413Z APRIL 92

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PERSONAL FOR BURNS, AUSS, FROM AMBASSADOR HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY

FCO TELNO 673 TO HONG KONG:

MR GOODLAD

PROPOSED VISIT TO HONG KONG BY

1.

TUR SOUGHT THE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS ON THE IDEA THAT MR GOODLAD MIGHT PAY AN INAUGURAL VISIT TO HONG KONG IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 25 MAY.

2.

I ASSUME THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING A SHORT TRIP TO PEKING ON TO THIS HONG KONG VISIT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AND REJECTED. I CAN QUITE SEE WHY MR GOODLAD WOULD WISH TO CONFINE HIMSELF TO HONG KONG ON THIS OCCASION AND WOULD NOT WISH TO ASK HIM TO RECONSIDER. BUT AS YOU KNOW ONLY TOO WELL THERE IS A CHINA DIMENSION TO MOST OF THE

ISSUES WHICH THE MINISTER WILL BE DISCUSSING IN HONG KONG.

IMPORTANT THAT HE SHOULD BE FULLY AWARE OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH

CHINESE CONSIDERATIONS LIMIT OUR POLICY OPTIONS.

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I WILL NOT NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN TALKS IN LONDON DURING THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT NEXT WEEK. I WONDER IF MR GOODLAD WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL IF I WERE TO GO TO HONG KONG TO MEET HIM AT SOME POINT DURING HIS OWN VISIT THERE ? IT WOULD NOT BE PARTICULARLY CONVENIENT, BUT I WOULD OF COURSE ADJUST MY PROGRAMME TO SUIT HIS CONVENIENCE.

MCLAREN

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