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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2195

OF 261055Z AUGUST 92

CONFIDENTIAL

(108)

155402

MDHIAN 6694

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Q DIST?

PERSONAL FOR COX, HKD.

(85)

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FROM PS/GH.

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YOUR TELNOS 1225, 1234 AND 1264: VISIT BY MR.GOODLAD: BRIEFING.

1.

2.

MY 3 IFTS CONTAIN BRIEFING ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

A. B.

C.

THE ECONOMY

SECTION 301 MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATIONS HK/VIETNAM ECONOMIC RELATIONS - BULL POINTS.

WE WILL LET YOU HAVE THE USUAL SCENE SETTING TELEGRAM BY 3 SEPTEMBER. WE WILL NOT/NOT, HOWEVER, BE ABLE TO SEND YOU IN ADVANCE THE LIST OF TOPICS TO BE RAISED BY OMELCO, SINCE OMELCO WILL ONLY MEET TO DISCUSS THEIR AGENDA ON THE MORNING OF 4 SEPTEMBER. WE WILL GIVE THE LIST TO MR.GOODLAND THE FOLLOWING MORNING. WE WILL ALSO GIVE HIM NOTES ON:

A. HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,

INCLUDING A LINE ON THE ALLEGED COST OVERRUNS. TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN HONG KONG.

B.

C-

THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND ITS WORK.

3.

ONCE MR.GOODLAD HAS HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE BRIEFING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF ANY MORE MATERIAL WOULD BE HELPFUL. WE

COULD LET HIM HAVE THIS ON ARRIVAL.

PATTEN

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