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3. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE VISIT AND ITS BREVITY, THE
ONLY THEME WILL BE THE FUTURE. THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH TO EXCO AND LEGCO, WHICH WILL BE THE
FOCAL POINT OF THE VISIT. IT WILL ALSO OF COURSE BE THE
DOMINATING SUBJECT OF INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS. BRIEF NO 2 (THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG), DESCRIBES THE MAIN CONCERNS FELT BY HONG KONG PEOPLE ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE AGREEMENT. IT ALSO CONTAINS POINTS TO MAKE (INCLUDING DEFENSIVE POINTS) IN INFORMAL
CONVERSATION.
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B.
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PROGRAMME
THE PROGRAMME IS AT ANNEX A. PERSONALITY NOTES ARE AT ANNEX
THE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME ARE AS FOLLOWS:
I) LUNCH WITH UMELCO. THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL SPEECHES. BRIEF
NO 2 COVERS ASPECTS OF THE FUTURE LIKELY TO COME UP IN
CONVERSATION.
II) A DISTRICT VISIT TO AP LEI CHAU. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL SEE
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, VISIT A KINDERGARTEN AND A LOCAL
ARTS ASSOCIATION: AND MEET LOCAL PEOPLE INCLUDING DISTRICT
BOARD MEMBERS. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE VISIT ARE IN BRIEF NO 4
(BACKGROUND).
III) A SHORT MEETING WITH LORD KADOORIE, TO DISCUSS THE GUANGDONG
NUCLEAR PROJECT. THIS SUBJECT IS COVERED IN THE CHINA BRIEF NO
3, WHICH INCLUDES A LIST OF POINTS TO MAKE WITH LORD KADOORIE.
IV) A RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR ABOUT 500 COMMUNITY AND
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES. A GUEST LIST IS AT ANNEX C.
V) AN ADDRESS, TO BE TELEVISED LIVE, TO A JOINT MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS. A DRAFT TEXT HAS BEEN
SUBMITTED SEPARATELY. THE ADDRESS WILL BE PRECEDED BY A SHORT,
LARGELY FORMAL MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, AT WHICH THE
PRIME MINISTER WILL WISH TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE OUTCOME OF
THE PEKING VISIT. (A MORE DETAILED REPORT WILL ALREADY HAVE BE
MADE BY SIR GEOFFREY HOWE WHILE THE PRIME MINISTER IS UNDERTAK-
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