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(F) CS WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE MINISTER DRINKS AT VICTORIA HOUSE AT 1930 ON 21 FEBRUARY BEFORE THE DINNER.
(G) BTC HAS CONFIRMED THAT BOTH A CHEQUE AND THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
(H) WE WILL KEEP THE PERIOD 1500 1630 ON 21 FEBRUARY FREE FOR MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS TO BE DECIDED NEARER THE TIME.
3. ON OTHER POINTS WHICH HAVE ARISEN:
(A) DISTRICT VISIT. FOR LOGISTICAL REASONS WE HAVE SWAPPED THE AFTERNOON PROGRAMMES OF 17 AND 18 FEBRUARY. IT HAS THE ADVANTAGE THAT THE DISTRICT VISIT WILL FOLLOW THE COMMUNITY LUNCH.
(B) MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL GROUPS. WE PROPOSE RESTRICTING THESE TO LEGCO MEMBERS. CRC AND THE INDEPENDENTS ARE LEGCO MEMBERS BY DEFINITION. IF WE DO NOT IMPOSE A SIMILAR RESTRICTION ON UDHK, THE MEMBERS COULD BE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE.
(C) COMMUNITY LUNCH. IN YOUR SECOND TUR YOU SAY THAT THE MINISTER WOULD PREFER A SMALLER GROUP. TO GET A GOOD CROSS-SECTION, SHA SUGGESTS THREE TABLES SEATING TWELVE EACH I.E. ABOUT 30 GUESTS DRAWN FROM GRASS ROOTS ORGANISATIONS, POLITICAL GROUPS, DB CHAIRMEN AND PROFESSIONALS.
(D) COCKTAIL RECEPTION FOR UP AND COMING YOUNG LOCAL CIVIL
SERVANTS. SCS WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE OUT OF HONG KONG UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEK. HE WILL ATTEND THE CS' DINNER FOR LORD CAITHNESS ON
21 FEBRUARY. WE PROPOSE THAT THE COCKTAIL RECEPTION BE HOSTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, NICHOLAS NG, WHO FITS THE DEFINITION HIMSELF.
(E) DINNER WITH BARONESS DUNN. SHE HAS EXTENDED THE INVITATION TO
RICKETTS AND TIBBER AS WELL.
(F) MEETING WITH ZHOU NAN. NO REPLY FROM NCNA YET ON THE OFFER OF A MEETING ON 19 FEBRUARY, BUT ZHOU NAN HAS INVITED LORD CAITHNESS TO DINNER THAT EVENING. HOWEVER, WILLIE PURVES HAS ALREADY OFFERED TO HOST DINNER AT THE RACES FOR THE MINISTER AND HIS PARTY. WE RECOMMEND THAT ZHOU'S OFFER OF A MEAL BE DECLINED ON
THE GROUNDS OF A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT AND THAT WE REVERT WITH THE SUGGESTION OF A MEETING
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