SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1986
UK MINISTER STARTS WEEK'S VISIT
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BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE AT HOME OFFICE, MR DAVID WADDINGTON, RRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY (SUNDAY) FOR A SEVEN-DAY VISIT.
DURING HIS STAY IN HONG KONG, MR WADDINGTON WILL CALL ON THE OVERNOR, RECEIVE BRIEFINGS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON A NUMBER OF UBJECTS INCLUDING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, IMMIGRATION AND NARCOTICS ND MEET UMELCO MEMBERS.
MR WADDINGTON WILL JOIN A HELICOPTER TOUR TO SEE DEVELOPMENTS THE TERRITORY. HE WILL ALSO VISIT THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, HE MAN KAM TO CONTROL POINT, THE SHEK KWU CHAU TREATMENT AND EHABILITATION CENTRE, THREE REFUGEE CLOSED CENTRES AND THE KAI AK TRANSIT CENTRE.
HE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE DOM AT 4 PM ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 26).
MR WADDINGTON WILL LEAVE HONG KONG NEXT SATURDAY.
ME: 1600 HOURS/AU
TE: SEPTEMBER 21, 1986
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