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ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG TELNO 1008 OF 10 OCTOBER 1973
NFO GOVERNOR HONG KONG AND PEKING.
PARLIAMENTARY GROUP VISIT TO CHINA.
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1. A PARLIAMENTARY GROUP HAS BEEN INVITED TO VISIT CHINA NEXT MONTH THE DELEGATION, LED BY DAME JOAN VICKERS MP, HAS BEEN MAKING ITS OWN ARRANGEMENTS DIRECT WITH THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN LONDON.
2. THE MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
DAME' JOAN VICKERS (CHAIRMAN) LORD KENNETT (VICE-CHAIRMAN)
MR MICHAEL GRYLLS
MR ROBERT ADLEY
MR JERRY WIGGIN
LADY KENNETT
MR BERNARD CONLAN
MR ANDREW FAULDS
MR FRANK JUDD
MR NIGEL SPEARING
3. THE GROUP WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG FROM LONDON ON MONDAY
29 OCTOBER BY FLIGHT BA812 AT 1500 HOURS AND WILL LEAVE FOR PEKING ON 1 NOVEMBER. THE ARIEL FOUNDATION ARE PAYING THE AIR FARES
TO HONG KONG AND HAVE AGREED TO FINANCE HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN
HONG KONG FOR THE NIGHTS OF 30 AND 31 OCTOBER. GRATEFUL IF YOU
WOULD BOOK HOTEL FOR NIGHTS CONCERNED FOR ALL EXCEPT DAME JOAN
VICKERS WHO WILL BE STAYING WITH FRIENDS: CONFIRMATION AS
REGARDS METHOD OF PAYMENT OF THE BILL WILL BE SENT LATER.
4. THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WILL PRESUMABLY TAKE CARE OF THE GROUP ONCE THEY ARRIVE AT THE FRONTIER AT LOW. BUT IN CASE THIS HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD MAKE PROVISIONAL BOOKINGS ON THE HONG KONG/CANTON TRAIN ON 1 NOVEMBER.
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