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VISIT TO SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND: 18-23 NOVEMBER.
1. I WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE ON MY FORTHCOMING VISIT TO SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND ON OR AROUND FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON THE FOLLOWING DRAFT, AND FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE HOST GOVERNMENTS ARE CONTENT WITH US PROCEEDING IN THIS WAY.
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GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL VISIT SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND FROM 18 TO 23 NOVEMBER AS A GUEST OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THESE TWO COUNTRIES. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LADY WILSON, HIS DEPUTY PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR.CHRISTOPHER JACKSON AND THE DEPUTY INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR, MS ANISSA WONG.
THE GOVERNOR WILL BEGIN HIS TRIP IN SINGAPORE WHERE HE WILL MEET THE PRIME MINISTER, MR.GOH CHOK-TONG, THE SENIOR MINISTER, MR.LEE KWAN-YEW, AND OTHER MINISTERS, AS WELL AS LEADING MEMBERS OF THE SINGAPOREAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY. HE WILL ATTEND A DINNER
HOSTED BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND GIVE A SPEECH TO THE SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF POLICY STUDIES.
SIR DAVID WILL THEN FLY FROM SINGAPORE TO NEW ZEALAND, WHERE HE WILL ARRIVE IN WELLINGTON ON WEDNESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER. HE WILL CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER, MR.JAMES BOLGER MP, AND ATTEND A LUNCH HOSTED BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, MRS. RUTH RICHARDSON. HE WILL ALSO MEET OTHER SENIOR POLITICAL AND BUSINESS FIGURES AND CALL ON THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND, DAME CATHERINE TIZARD. HE WILL ALSO SPEAK AT A FUNCTION ORGANISED BY THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
SIR DAVID WILL THEN TRAVEL TO AUCKLAND, WHERE HE WILL MEET
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