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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2699
OF 07072OZ SEPTEMBER 90
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LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
166332 MDHIAN 7597
HKB 026/34
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PROPOSED PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT ARE AS FOLLOWS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK AIRPORT
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FIXED PRESS POSITION NEAR THE AIRBRIDGE FOR THE MINISTER TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND TO TAKE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16
NO OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENTS, NO PRESS. BUT WE WILL HAVE A GIS PHOTOGRAPHER PRESENT AND CLP WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY WISH TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR OWN.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17
VISIT WHITEHEAD VBP DETENTION CENTRE/PILLAR POINT VR CENTRE
CONSIDERABLE MEDIA INTEREST IS EXPECTED. PRESS FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE ROUTE OF LORD CAITHNESS'S VISIT IN WHITEHEAD VBP DETENTION CENTRE. IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO THE MEDIA AT THE END OF HIS VISIT ON BRITAIN'S COMMITMENTS TO SOLVING THE VBP PROBLEM.
NO PRESS FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE REFUGEE CENTRE AT PILLAR POINT, AS THE VISIT WILL BE A BRIEF ONE AND PRESS INTEREST IN THIS CENTRE IS MINIMAL.
LUNCH HOSTED BY FS WITH BUSINESSMEN
NO PRESS. GIS WILL ISSUE A PHOTOGRAPH.
VISIT TO SHA TIN DISTRICT
PRESS FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED AT SOME POINTS ALONG THE ROUTE OF THE MINISTERS VISIT. HE IS NOT EXPECTED TO SPEAK TO THE PRESS IN SHA TIN AS THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO DO SO AT THE NEXT STOP.
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