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FM HONG KONG 24034OZ JAN 84
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 181 OF 24 JANUARY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING
PROPOSED VISIT TO HONG KONG AT END OF FEBRUARY BY MR LUCE.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW PROPOSED ETA AND ETD AND WHO WILL
ACCOMPANY.
2. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE ARE LIKELY TO SPEND MUCH OF SUNDAY
26 FEBRUARY AT FANLING LODGE: MR LUCE AND PARTY WOULD BE MOST WELCOME TO JOIN THEM TO REST UP FOR THE DAY IF THEY WISHED.
3. WE SUGGEST THAT THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS IN THE PROGRAMME FOR
MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY SHOULD BE A MEETING WITH EXCO, A MEETING AND A MEAL WITH UMELCO, AND A MEAL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. WE SEE NO NEED FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE AND SUGGEST THAT MR LUCE SHOULD MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS AT A FIXED POSITION AT THE AIRPORT ON
HIS ARRIVAL AND HIS DEPARTURE.
4. AS SOON AS WE KNOW ETA/ETD WE WILL SUGGEST A MORE DETAILED PROGRAMME.
YOUDE
MINIMAL
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