CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1160
OF 04090OZ APRIL 90
INFO
IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
.:
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INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
MKB 026/18.
RECEIVED IN
100
9 APR 1990
DESK
32
154546 MDHIAN 7295
MR MAUDE'S VISIT: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
PROPOSED PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SATURDAY APRIL 7
ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK
FIXED PRESS POSITION NEAR THE AIRBRIDGE FOR THE MINISTER TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND TO TAKE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
VISIT TO MACAU
AS THIS IS A PRIVATE VISIT, NO PRESS COVERAGE IS BEING PLANNED. HOWEVER IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT HK MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE DOGGING MR MAUDE ALL THE WAY TO MACAU.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
NO OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENT, NO PRESS
MONDAY, APRIL 9
VISIT WHITEHEAD VBP DETENTION CENTRE
IMMENSE MEDIA INTEREST IS EXPECTED AS IT IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE LARGEST VBP CENTRES BUT ALSO ONE THAT HAS RECORDED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SERIOUS FIGHTING INCIDENTS. PRESS FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE ROUTE OF HIS VISIT IN THE CENTRE. THE MINISTER MAY PERHAPS WISH TO ADDRESS THE MEDIA AT THE END OF HIS VISIT ON BRITISH COMMITMENTS IN HELPING TO SOLVE THE VBP PROBLEMS.
LUNCH HOSTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY WITH BUSINESSMEN
NO
PRESS. GIS WILL ISSUE A PICTURE.
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