Press Release
The Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, Lord Belstead, will be attending a meeting in Bangkok in
mid-December of Heads of UK Missions in South-east Asia and the
Far East. Before travelling to Bangkok he will visit Hong Kong
from December 6 to 10. This will be Lord Belstead's first visit
to the territory since being appointed earlier this year as Minister
of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where his responsibilities
include Hong Kong. He will have talks with the Governor and senior
officials and will meet Unofficial Members of the Executive and
Legislative Councils and other community leaders. An extensive
programme of visits is being arranged to enable the Minister to
familiarise himself with developments in the territory.
Secretariat Press Office
November 19, 1982
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