TNAG-2622-FCO40-3813-Visits-by-Alastair-Goodlad--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-an-1992 — Page 74

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MDHIAN 4740

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. OPENED IN 1991, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC STAFF THE FACILITIES TO CONDUCT BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

3. INSTEAD OF VISITING THE INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, THE MINISTER MAY WISH TO VISIT THE COMMUNITY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORY CENTRE IN KENNEDY TOWN. IT DOES NOT QUITE FIT IN WITH THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THEME, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE THE MINISTER WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE BRITAIN'S CONTINUING COMMITMENT TOWARDS ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROJECTS IN HONG KONG. (IF AUS FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE, SAY, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AS PROPOSED BY SBTC.) IT WOULD ALSO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO MEET SOME HONG KONG SCHOOL CHILDREN.

4. WE HAVE ALSO PROPOSED:

(A) A SESSION WITH THE GOVERNOR ON CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS: A

SHORT MEETING WITH SECRETARY FOR SECURITY TO ALLOW THE MINISTER TO BE GIVEN AN UPDATE ON VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS: AND A MEETING WITH THE BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP,

(B) THE USUAL EXCO AND OMELCO SESSIONS AND LUNCHES HOSTED BY THE BRITISH SENIOR TRADE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS,

(C) A DINNER HOSTED BY THE GOVERNOR,

(D) AN ANTI-SMUGGLING EXPEDITION WITH THE ROYAL NAVY, AND

(E) AN OPTIONAL RECEPTION WITH THE CONSERVATIVES ABROAD IN HONG

KONG.

5. WE HAVE TRIED TO KEEP MR GOODLAD'S LAST MORNING BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FOR HANOI RELATIVELY QUIET. WE HAVE SLOTTED IN A ONE- HOUR WRAP-UP MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR, BUT THIS COULD BE SHORTER.

6. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE WILL SEND SUGGESTION FOR MRS. GOODLAD NEXT WEEK.

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