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INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
MIPT: MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 1989
ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK
FIXED PRESS POSITION NEAR THE AIRBRIDGE FOR THE MINISTER TO SAY
A FEW WORDS AND, IF POSSIBLE, TAKE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
MONDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 1989
MEETING WITH GOVERNOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS
NO PRESS
VISIT TO REFUGEE CENTRES
PRESS FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE ROUTE AT THE BOWRING VR CENTRE FOR TV CREWS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO FILM AND TAKE PICTURES. MR MAUDE IS EXPECTED TO SPEAK TO THE PRESS AT THE END OF THE VISIT ON THE VBP ISSUE AND TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS.
MEETING WITH UNHCR CHIEF VAN LEEUWEN
NO PRESS.
LUNCH WITH BUSINESSMEN, INDUSTRIALISTS AND BANKERS
NO PRESS. GIS WILL ISSUE PICTURE.
MEETINGS WITH PRESSURE GROUPS
NO PRESS. AGAIN, SOME MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ARE LIKELY TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE MEETING VENUE TO GET A FEW COMMENTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESSURE GROUPS.
VISIT TO BTC
NO PRESS BUT PICTURES WILL BE ISSUED BY GIS.
MEETING AND DINNER WITH OMELCO
NO PRESS. GIS WILL ISSUE PICTURE.
TUESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 1989