CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 091153Z SEP 82
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1017 OF 9 SERTEMBER
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FOR CLIFT FROM HADDON-CAVE
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YOUR TELEGRAM 716 : PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG.
IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO MEET A GROUP OF
BUSINESSMEN BEFORE SHE GIVES HER PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY 27TH
SEPTEMBER. WE PROPOSE, THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING REVISED PROGRAMME
FOR THAT AFTERNOON:
2.30 P.M.
2.45 P.M.
3.45 P.M.
4.25 P.M.
RETURN TO GH FROM MANDARIN.
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN.
CONCLUDE MEETING.
DEPART FOR PRESS CONFERENCE IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
CHAMBER.
PRESS CONFERENCE.
4.30 P.M.
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5.00 P.M.
5.10 (APPROX)
RETURN TO GH.
6.00 P.M.
RECEPTION AT GH.
2. A SHORT MEETING WITH A DELEGATION FROM THE URBAN COUNCIL COULD
BE ARRANGED AT, SAY, 10.15 A.M. ON TUESDAY 28TH, LEAVING PLENTY OF
TIME BEFORE THE PRIME MINISTER HAS TO LEAVE FOR CASTLE PEAK.
HOWEVER, AS OTHER COMPETING CLAIMS FOR AN AUDIENCE ARE BOUND TO
SURFACE, IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO ARRANGE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO
MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AT THE RECEPTEION (AND
OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WHO, INCIDENTALLY, ARE LIKELY TO BE
PARTICULARLY PUT OUT IF THE URBAN COUNCIL ALONE IS GIVEN AN
AUDIENCE).
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3. WE SHALL SEND YOU A CONFIRMED LIST OF SUGGESTIONS AFTER CONSULTING
THE GOVERNOR ON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG TOMORROW EVENING (TOGETHER
WITH BRIEF C.VS.). MEANWHILE, IN MIFT IS A LIST OF THE NAMES WE
ARE PRESENTLY CONSIDERING.
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