CONFIDENTIAL
31283
LICK 02716
HKK 02776
GRS
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 101635Z JULY 85
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 990 OF 10 JULY
AND TO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
11 JUL 1985
ISTRY
akan
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
(36) HICK 027113
J912171
OUR TELNO 889 AND YOUR TELNO 1360: MINISTERIAL VISITS
1. THE DATES FOR MR LUCE'S TWO AUTUMN VISITS TO THE FAR EAST
HAVE NOW BEEN AGREED. THE FIRST VISIT, TO THAILAND AND CHINA,
WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 16 AND 26 SEPTEMBER AND THE SECOND VISIT,
TO HONG KONG AND INDONESIA, WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 28 OCTOBER
AND 2 NOVEMBER.
2. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FORMER VISIT MR LUCE WILL RETURN TO
LONDON VIA HONG KONG, ARRIVING IN HONG KONG AT 1100 ON 25
SEPTEMBER BY FLIGHT CA 105 AND LEAVING FOR LONDON 10 HOURS LATER
BY BA 020.
3. MR FLETCHER (PUSS DTI) INTENDS TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG FROM
SINGAPORE BY FLIGHT PA 22 AT 1040 ON 24 SEPTEMBER AND DEPART FOR
TOKYO BY FLIGHT CP 500 AT 1630 ON 25 SEPTEMBER.
4.
MR RIDLEY, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT, PLANS TO ARRIVE
IN HONG KONG FROM LONDON BY FLIGHT BR 382 AT 1810 ON 22 SEPTEMBER
AND LEAVE FOR PEKING ON 26 SEPTEMBER BY FLIGHT BA 003 AT 1220.
5.
ALL THREE MINISTERS WILL THEREFORE BE IN HONG KONG ON 25
SEPTEMBER. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU SEE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH
THIS.
6. MR LUCE'S SECOND VISIT, TO HONG KONG AND INDONESIA, WILL
BEGIN WITH HIS ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG BY BA 003 AT 1625 ON 28
October SEPTEMBER. HE WILL TRAVEL ON TO JAKARTA DURING THE AFTERNOON OF
31 OCTOBER, LEAVING HONG KONG BY FLIGHT GA 875 AT 1530.
HOWE
LIMITED
HKD
FED
SEAD
PS|MR LUCE
DR WILSON
1
CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO', HKGO, LON
(43