PROGRAMME
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5.
Mr Luce's programe is attached at Annex A. It consists of:
(a) Discussions.
There will be meetings with the Governor and
senior officials, with the Senior British Trade Commissioner, with
EXCO, with Unofficial members of the Executive and Legislative Councils (UMELCO) and with leading Hong Kong personalities and groups. Mr Luce will also meet businessmen and community leaders.
(Personality notes are at Annex B).
(b) Visits. A visit has been arranged to a district on Hong Kong
Island.
(c) A Press Conference
Discussions with Governor and Senior Officials
Mr Luce will have discussions with the Governor on 26 February
and with senior officials on 26 and 27 February. These will
6.
be mainly devoted to the Future of Hong Kong (Brief No 2). Other
bilateral issues such as Nationality (Brief No 3), Vietnamese
refugees (Brief No 4) and Pensions (Brief No 6) may be raised.
Meeting with EXCO (27 February)
7. There are 6 official and 10 Unofficial members of the Executive
Council (see Annex B). Mr Luce may wish to discuss the current
state of the talks with the Chinese and to seek EXCO's views on the
Working paper on Nationality. A speaking note and supplementaries
are in Brief No 2.
Meeting with Unofficial members of the Executive and Legislative
Councils (UMELCO) followed by dinner (27 February).
8. Five of the 11 Unofficial members of the Executive Council also
serve on the Legislative Council, together with 24 other Unofficial
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