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Commission on 16 January after the press conference. The timing will however be rather tight and the Secretary of State may prefer
to allocate a little more time to this visit. I think it would also
be worth asking for a short visit to the Office of UKREP JLG, now
that the Senior Representative, Mr Galsworthy has taken up his
post.
Hong Kong content
4.
The draft programme contains plenty of opportunities to get out
and about in Hong Kong, particularly in the early part of the visit.
There are also opportunities to meet a cross section of the
community, at the Chief Secretary's lunch and at the Hong Kong and
British Chambers of Commerce lunch. The ideas put forward by the
Governor for places to see seem fine. The Secretary of State may
however be interested in flying over the proposed site of the new
airport and in a briefing about the project, so as to underline the
UK's interest in it.
5. The visit to Vietnamese Boat People camps is of course
essential. We will seek details about precisely which camps are to
be included. I am inclined to think that he should go to Chi Ma
Wan, despite the risks of demonstrations. This is a point on which
we should seek Hong Kong's advice.
Programme on first day
6.
For Sunday 14 January, the Governor suggests a short helicopter
trip to view developments from the air. (He hopes that the
Secretary of State will understand if he goes off in the early part
of the morning to open a major charity walk. He expects to be back
at 9.30 am.) For the latter half of the day, he proposes lunch on
his yacht, The Lady Maurine, accompanied by the main party. He proposes to invite the Commander of British Forces and Mrs Duffel (whom he understands Mrs Hurd knows). This would be an opportunity
to see something of the outlying areas and also the chance for a
walk in the New Territories. The Governor would be grateful to
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