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FM HONG KONG 15020OZ DEC 04

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3801 OF 15 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 2490 : PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

PROGRAMME ON 21 DECEMBER.

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WE MUST POINT OUT THAT, IF THE PRESS CONFERENCE BEGINS AT 0830, THIS WILL STILL IN PRACTICE LEAVE LITTLE OR NO TIME FOR THE JOURNALISTS ACCOMPANYING THE PRIME MINISTER TO FILE, AFTER ALLOWING TIME FOR TRANSIT BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER (WHERE THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD) AND THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES OFFICE (THE NEAREST PLACE WHERE INTERNATIONAL TELEX AND TELEPHONE FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE), AND BETWEEN THE LATTER AND GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO JOIN THE MOTORCADE FOR THE AIRPORT.

2. TO ENSURE THAT THE JOURNALISTS ACCOMPANYING THE PROME MINISTER HAVE A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES IN WHICH TO FILE, IT IS NECESSARY TO START THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 0800. WE ARE THEREFORE PLANNING ON THIS BASIS, THE PROGRAMME FOR THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE MORNING

OF 21 DECEMBER BEING:

(A) 0630 APPOINTMENT WITH HAIRDRESSER.

(B) 0730 PRE PRESS CONFERENCE MEETING.

(C) 0800 PRESS CONFERENCE.

(D) 0850 RETURN TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

(E) 0935 DEPART GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR AIRPORT.

(F) 1000 DEPART FOR WASHINGTON.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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