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MDLIAN 449
PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRADE + INDUSTRY IS VISITING HONG
KONG FROM SUNDAY 1 MARCH UNTIL 4 MARCH AND AGAIN 6-8 MARCH AND 10-11 MARCH. THUS TO BE HERE FOR THEIR VISIT, WHICH I ASSUME IS DESIRABLE, I WOULD REQUIRE ANY TIME FOR ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS IN LONDON TO BE BEFORE THE SEMINAR. I WOULD THUS PROPOSE TO BE AWAY FROM TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY UNTIL SUNDAY 1 MARCH. JAMES SMITH-LAITTAN WOULD BE IN CHARGE. SHOULD THERE BE FURTHER ADJUSTMENT TO THE PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTE'S PROGRAMME, AS IS STILL QUITE POSSIBLE, I WOULD ADJUST MY DATES ACCORDINGLY, SO WOULD WELCOME APPROVAL FOR AN ABSENCE
OF FIVE DAYS INCLUDING TWO FOR TRAVEL BASED AROUND THE 28 FEBRUARY
SEMINAR.
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