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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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OF 19160OZ MARCH 93
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Mr. Maris.
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, TI
FOR HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
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Grateful for
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in person is Sensible and I am sure the Hong Kong Sovement
VISIT OF FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER TO HONG KONG would be
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1. THE COLOMBIAN FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER, DR JUAN MANUEL SANTOS, INTENDS TO VISIT HONG KONG AS PART OF A TOUR OF THE PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES. DATES ARE NOT YET CONFIRMED BUT PROBABILITIES ARE EITHER. 29 APRIL TO 1 MAY OR 2 5 MAY. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO PROMOTE COLOMBIAN TRADE WITH THE REGION. SANTOS HAS ASKED US FOR ADVICE AS TO WHO HE SHOULD MEET IN THE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL FIELDS.
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2. IN PREPARATION FOR THE MINISTER'S TOUR THE MINISTRY IS ASKING AMBASSADOR'S OF PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS OF THEIR COUNTRIES AT A SEMINAR TO BE HELD ON 31 MARCH AND HAVE ASKED IF I WOULD BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE. WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO THE MINISTRY THAT WE HAVE ONLY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE HERE OF HONG KONG AND ITS MARKET BUT IT OCCURS TO ME THAT A HKTDO OFFICIAL FROM NEARBY, SAY MIAMI, MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE ON THE JOB.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THIS SUGGESTION IS WORTH PURSUING AND FOR GUIDANCE ON PERSONALITIES SANTOS MIGHT MEET. SANTOS IS AN INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN THE COLOMIAN GOVERNMENT AND MUCH INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATION OF SEVERAL BILATERAL AGREEMENTS LEADING UP TO PRESIDENT GAVIRIA'S VISIT TO THE UK IN JULY. HE IS ALSO A GREAT ANGLOPHILE WHO STUDIED AT THE LSE AND LIVED 10 YEARS IN LONDON. I SHOULD LIKE TO ASSIST HIM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THAT THE GOVERNOR WOULD ENJOY MEETING HIM. HE IS VERY GOOD VALUE INDEED.
4. FOR HONG KONG. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PASS TO TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND TRADE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE MIAMI.
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