BACKGROUND NOTE
1.
During her visit to Hong Kong, the Prime Minister:
a. met the Unofficial Members of the Executive and
Legislative Councils at a meeting and again at
dinner on 27 September;
b. met representatives of the Services (including
Hong Kong seamen and their families) on 28 September;
c. attended on 27 September a lunch hosted by the
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese
Manufacturers Association and the Federation of
Hong Kong Industries;
d. met a group of Hong Kong businessmen on the afternoon
of 27 September;
e. attended a civic reception at Government House, where
she met:
i. the Commonwealth Commissioners;
ii. a group of Urban Councillors;
iii. Urban District Board Members;
iv. New Territories District Board Members;
v. Members of the Heung Yee Kuk;
vi. Representatives of the Hong Kong Observers, Zonta,
British Council and UNHCR;
vii. Traditional community leaders;
viii. The media;
ix. Leading businessmen.