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THE GOVERNOR MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT LORD KINDERSLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WILL BE IN HONG KONG NEXT WEEK FOR THE OPENING OF A CONTAINER TERMINAL. HE ARRIVES ON SUNDAY, 24 JANUARY AND LEAVES ON TUESDAY, 26 JANUARY.
HE WILL BE STAYING AT THE MANDARIN.
2.
LORD KINDERSLEY TELEPHONED MCLAREN ON 21 JANUARY TO ASK FOR SOME GUIDANCE ON THE DIRECT ELECTIONS ISSUE IN CASE THE SUBJECT
CAME UP. WE ARE SENDING HIM A COPY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
SPEECH OPENING THE COMMONS' DEBATE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD NOT MET THE GOVERNOR AND EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN DOING SO
IF IT WERE POSSIBLE.
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