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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2107

OF 130515Z AUGUST 92

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HKD 226/13

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MDHIAN 5162

PERSONAL FOR COX, HKD FROM PS/GH

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MY TELNO 2075 : VISIT BY MR GOODLAD

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WE PROMISED TO LET YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR MRS GOODLAD'S PROGRAMME. BEARING IN MIND PARA 4 OF YOUR TELNO 215, WE PROPOSE THAT MRS GOODLAD ACCOMPANY HER HUSBAND FOR ALL ITEMS EXCEPT:

(A) THE ANTI-SMUGGLING EXPEDITION ON SUNDAY EVENING:

(B) THE BRIEFING BY SES ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE VISITS TO THE EARTH STATION AND TELEPHONE EXCHANGE ON MONDAY MORNING:

THE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR ON MONDAY AFTERNOON:

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(C)

(D)

THE EXCO AND JLG MEETINGS ON TUESDAY MORNING:

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(E) THE MEETING WITH OMELCO ON TUESDAY EVENING: AND

(F) THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WE SUGGEST THAT INSTEAD MRS GOODLAD VISITS:

(A) THE MUSEUM OF ART (COMPLETED LAST YEAR, IT HOUSES A LARGE COLLECTION OF PRIMARILY CHINESE ART PAINTINGS, FURNITURE,

PORCELAIN, ETC):

(B) THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY (CONVERTED FROM OLD BARRACKS IN THE NEW KOWLOON PARK, THE MUSEUM CONTAINS A 19TH CENTURY HONG KONG STREET SCENE, A TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERBAL SHOP AND EARLY PAINTINGS OF HONG KONG, ETC): AND

(C) A SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND PROJECT, POSSIBLY THEIR WELL- BABY CLINIC AND THEIR PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES AT THE TAI A CHAU DETENTION CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS. THE ORGANISATION ALSO ORGANISES A SCHEME WHICH PROVIDES 60 OF THE TOTAL 240 FOSTER CARE PLACES IN HONG KONG. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHICH MRS GOODLAD

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