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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 969 OF 29TH AUGUST, 1973. INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
YOUR TELNO 694 AND MY 800.
I NOW CONFIRM THAT THE FOLLOWING FOUR URBAN COUNCILLORS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE COUNCIL ON THIS FORTHCOMING VISIT
ELECTED 1
APPOINTED:
MR. HENRY H.L. HU
DR. DENNY M.H. HUANG
MR. KENNETH T.C. LO
MR. PETER P.K. NG
PERSONALITY NOTES ON EACH ARE SENT SEPARATELY,
2. AS REGARDS THE DRAFT PROGRAMME CONTAINED IN YOUR TELNO UNDER KEF
AND MODIFIED IN MY TEL UNDER REF, THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS NOW AFFIRMED ITS WISH FOR THIS TO BE A WORKING VISIT", AND IS PREPARED TO FOREGO THE PLANNED SIGHTSEEING TOURS IN FAVOUR OF SPEND- ING MORE TIME SEEING THE WORKSINGS OF THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL, AND OBSERVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKINGS GENERALLY, INSOFAR AS
THESE RELATE TO THE URBAN COUNCIL'S STATUTORY DUTIES. THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO ASKED THAT THE PROGRAMME SHOULD INCLUDE A VISIT TO THE HONG KONG OFFICE IN LONDON AND MEETINGS WITH MP'S PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN, OR EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN,
HONG KONG AND ITS AFFAIRS (E.G. THE ANGLO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP).
3. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, THEREFORE, IF THE PROGRAMME COULD BE MODIFIED ACCORDINGLY, AND IF ADVANCE INFORMATION COULD BE SUPPLIED ON SUCH MATTERS AS THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED HOTEL ACCOMMODATION, OFFICIALS AND OTHER PERSONAGES TO BE MET DURING THE VARIOUS SIDE VISITS, AND OTHER BASIC INFORMATION
ON WHICH THE COUNCIL CAN PLAN ITS OWN BRIEFING NOTES, ETC.
/4. ALTHOUGH