CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 01123OZ F C O
TELNO 2436
OF 01111OZ AUGUST 91
CONFIDENTIAL
HKD $26/13
·8 AUG 1991
EF
PA
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, BTC HONG KONG
42
144224
MDHIAN 7507
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
YOUR TELNO 1409: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
WE CAN MANAGE A HELICOPTER TOUR STARTING NOT LATER THAN 5:30
TO ALLOW 30 MINUTE AIR TOUR AND 20 MINUTE BRIEFING AT CHEK LAP
KOK BEFORE SUN SETS AT 6:40 P.M. TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO HAVE A SHORT BREAK AT GH AFTER ARRIVAL, THE PARTY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG BY ABOUT 4:15 P.M.
2. IN CASE OF A LATE ARRIVAL, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FIT IN AN EARLY HELICOPTER TOUR ON THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER BEFORE THE MEETING WITH EXCO AND RE-ARRANGE THE MORNING PROGRAMME AS FOLLOWS:
8:45 AM.
10:00 AM.
11:00 AM
J
HELICOPTER TOUR
MEETING WITH THE EXCO
VISIT TO SOUTHERN DISTRICT: ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU
COMMUNITY LUNCH HOSTED BY SIR DAVID FORD, CHIEF SECRETARY
11:15 AM
12:30 PM
1:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:45 PM
TRIP ON MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY TO VISIT CITY
POLYTECHNIC
5:00 PM
PRESS CONFERENCE
THE TEST OF THE PROGRAMME REMAINS UNCHANGED. THIS NEW ITINERARY
WOULD BE VERY TIGHT BUT POSSIBLE
3=
GIVEN THE BREVITY OF THE VISIT, THE PM WILL HAVE ONLY LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE WOULD THEREFORE PREFER TO KEEP THE LUNCH TO WHICH REPRESENTATIVES/
LEADERS OF A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE INVITED.
1
PAGE CONFIDENTIAL