GRS 210
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM PEKING 0308127 DEC 84
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 2873 OF 3/12/84
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
HKK
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040/57
4 DEC 1984
DESK OFFIC
INDEX
Action Taken
198
WP
VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS: YOUR TELNO 1475
TO INKSTER FROM MURRAY NO. 10 PRESS OFFICER.
1. BOOKINGS MADE IN MINZU HOTEL. MOST CORRESPONDENTS WILL HAVE TO
PAY AN EXTRA NIGHT FOR THEIR ROOMS. THIS IS IN EFFECT A BOOKING FEE
AND IS NOW STANDARD FOR VISITS OF THIS KIND. MINZU HOTEL DOES NOT
REPEAT NOT TAKE CREDIT CARDS AND CORRESPONDENTS SHOULD BE
ADVISED TO BRING PLENTY OF MONEY.
2. MINZU HOTEL HAS ONLY ONE SUITE, CONSISTING OF TWO BEDROOMS
AND A LIVING ROOM. SUGGEST MURRAY AND HEAD OF NEWS DEPARTMENT
OCCUPY THIS. IF NECESSARY, A FURTHER MEETING ROOM CAN BE RESERVED
NEXT TO THE PRESS CENTRE ON THE TENTH FLOOR OF THE MINZU HOTEL.
3. FACILITIES IN THE MINZU PRESS CENTRE CAN BE PAID FOR EITHER BY
CASH OR, IN THE CASE OF TELEX SERVICES, BY IPU CARDS. THERE IS
NO PERMANENT PHOTO-TRANSMISSION FACILITY IN THE MINZU BUT THE
MFA INFORMATION DEPARTMENT WOULD CERTAINLY ORGANISE ONE IF YOU
THINK IT NECESSARY. ALTERNATIVELY PHOTOS CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM THE
MAIN POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICE WHICH IS NEAR THE MINZU.
EVANS
MINIMAL
PROTOCOL D.
News.D. FED
HKP.
COPIES TO:
MR. MURRAY
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PRESS OFFICER
NO. 10. DOWNING ST.