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There is an
increased
number
of experts attached to our
delegation for this meeting, and
also
an
extra
interpreters. In any one session we may be fielding an
additional two or three experts. The central nucleus will
be:
Wilson/Thomson/Boyd/Interpreter I/Wilson/Ho/Hum/Burrows
Layden/Smith
But it will be necessary to add up to three experts at the
end.
The second interpreter (either Y P Cheng monitoring Mrs King or Mrs King observing Y P Cheng) could also best
sit at the table. At the maximum there could be 12 in the
front row.
Furnishings
4.
WH240.
We are trying to arrange for some comfortable
furniture to be installed in the ante-room attached to
This room will be
will be used by the Chinese delegation
during the tea interval. It is rather spartan and last year, you were generous enough to lend us some pictures and
wall hangings to improve its appearance. prepared to do so again this year?
Office accommodation
Would
you be
5.
Finding suitable office accommodation for the Hong
Kong members of the delegation has been a problem. Mr Braithwaite has now kindly agreed to let us take over his office in his absence andconvert it temporarily into a base
for the Hong Kong visitors. Unfortunately the room will not be available on the morning of 23 July when it is being
used by Mr Hurd's
to view the Royal Wedding
procession.
party
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