Hong Kong’s Governor, Sir David Wilson, said that people in the colony with UK passports should be allowed into Britain
Hong Kong’s Governor, Sir David Wilson, said that people in the colony with UK passports should be allowed into Britain

After a late night and delayed start to and increasingly warm day, Diana and I worked together to clean the Lady before we took a swim in the pool and when out shopping and for lunch. It was only during the cool of the evening, I could finish my financial summaries for the end of the tax year. Hong Kong’s Governor, Sir David Wilson, said that people in the colony with UK passports should be allowed into Britain

I had another late night and was then reluctant to wake up this morning. After a late breakfast I toyed with the idea of working on at my paperwork but then decided to leave it and start the process of cleaning up The Lady. I persuaded Diana to join me and I scrub the decks and outside of the cabins as she cleared up the ceilings and cabin windows inside. The day started dull but got steadier warmer and we gave up our cleaning at 11 AM and took a swim in our pool before going shopping and having lunch out together.

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This afternoon was so hot that I could not even get down to any work and just watched TV cricket instead. It made more progress this evening as I finished off the financial summaries for the end of the tax year with some relief. The news today was that more Boeing aircraft are being grounded after two engine failures. A food scare as consignments of hazelnut yoghurt are withdrawn from sale after being contaminated with botulism and sending many people to hospital. Hong Kong’s Governor, Sir David Wilson, said that people in the colony with UK passports should be allowed into Britain and that Thatcher’s offer of ‘flexibility’ does not go far enough.