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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 140800Z JANUARY 81
TO FRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 29 OF 14 JANUARY
FOR CLIFT
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RECEIVED REPESTRY NO. 51 15 JAN 1981
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FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 15: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT.
HKK 026/17 (97) 19%
SINCE MY LETTER TO WALDEN OF 22 DECEMBER, THE NEED TO
EMPHASISE CONTINUING CONCERN WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
FROM CHINA HAS DECREASED. WHILE THE TUESDAY PROGRAMME IS STILL ALRIGHT IF THIS IS WHAT THE S OF S WOULD LIKE, IT COULD WELL BE CHANGED AS FOLLOWS:-
9.00
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10.30: OFFICE MEETING
10.45:
CALL ON URBAN COUNCIL
BRIEFING AT POL MIL ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ETC.
11.30:
1.20:
LUNCH AND SHORT SPEECH WITH H K GENERAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
2.30:
LEAVE TO VISIT HOUSING ESTATE IN KOWLOON
4.02:
BACK AT G H VIA M TR
4.45:
PRESS CONFERENCE.
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2. IF TIME OF DEPARTURE ON WEDNESDAY PERMITS IT WOULD BE
BETTER IF THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS THEN AT THE AIRPORT, SO AS TO GET 2 SEPARATE DAYS COVERAGE. IN THIS CASE THERE WOULD BE
TIME FOR AN EXTRA ITEM ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR EITHER
(A) BRIEFING AT MAN KAM TO ONI I OPERATIONS, OR
(B) A VISIT TO VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CAMP.
3. THE PROGRAMME FOR MONDAY WAS INTENDED TO BE UNDEMANDING.
IF THE S OF S AND LADY CARRINGTON PREFERRED TO REST MOST OF
IT COULD BE CUT OUT BUT RECOMMEND VISIT TO POWER STATION AND
MEETING WITH KADOORIE SHOULD STAND.
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