TNAG-2622-FCO40-3813-Visits-by-Alastair-Goodlad--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-an-1992 — Page 67

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YOUR TELNOS 2075 AND 2076: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY MR GOODLAD

1. MANY THANKS FOR THESE PROPOSALS. WE HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO CONSULT MR GOODLAD BY TELEPHONING HIM DURING HIS HOLIDAY.

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MR GOODLAD AGREED THAT THE BROAD THEME OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IS A GOOD ONE. OF THE ALTERNATIVES IN THE DRAFT PROGRAMME, HE WOULD PREFER FOR THE MONDAY MORNING TO VISIT THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. FOR THE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, HE WOULD PREFER TO VISIT THE COMMUNITY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORY. WE ARE SEPARATELY TRYING TO ARRANGE, AS MR DAY HAS SUGGESTED, FOR A DONATION OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT UNDER THE AUS PROGRAMME BUDGET

SCHEME FOR THIS LABORATORY. ON OTHER POINTS:

- MR GOODLAD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SEPARATE MEETING WITH MR DAY. THIS COULD BE IN PLACE OF THE VISIT TO THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OR THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, BOTH ON THE MONDAY.

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- MR GOODLAD NOTES THAT THERE ARE NO SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH POLITICIANS. HE AGREES THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TIME TO SEE EACH OF THE GROUPS SEPARATELY. BUT HE WONDERS WHETHER THE GOVERNOR WOULD THINK IT A GOOD IDEA FOR HIM TO HAVE A PRIVATE MEETING WITH EG BARONESS DUNN, WHICH COULD BE FITTED INTO THE OTHER SLOT ON THE MONDAY.

MR GOODLAD WOULD BE WILLING TO ATTEND A RECEPTION WITH

CONSERVATIVES ABROAD IF THEY PROPOSED ONE. BUT HE SEES NO

PARTICULAR NEED TO VOLUNTEER ONE.

- MR DAY'S LUNCH ON THE TUESDAY: MR GOODLAD PREFERS THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MIX OF BRITISH AND LOCAL BUSINESSMEN (MR DAY'S LETTER

OF 6 AUGUST TO COX REFERS).

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