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MR PATTEN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS DEPUTY PRIVATE SECRETARY, MS ANNE SHEPHERD, AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR KERRY MCGLYNN.
MR PATTEN WILL VISIT BRUSSELS ON 1 AND 2 APRIL. HE WILL MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO DISCUSS TRADE AND OTHER ISSUES. MR PATTEN WILL GIVE A SPEECH TO THE CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES ON ''HONG KONG: ONWARD TO 1997 .. AND BEYOND BEFORE
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TRAVELLING ON TO LONDON ON 2 APRIL.
IN LONDON MR PATTEN WILL SEE MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS. HE WILL ALSO GIVE TWO MAJOR SPEECHES. THE FIRST TO THE ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (CHATHAM HOUSE), AND THE SECOND, TO THE TORY REFORM GROUP.
MR PATTEN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR BOWEN LEUNG, THE INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR, MR MIKE HANSON, AND PERSONAL ADVISER, MR EDWARD LLEWELLYN. HE WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON 18 APRIL.
ENDS
PATTEN
YYYY
ADVANCE
PS X2
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
NNNN
89
DISTRIBUTION
*9
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HKD //HD FED//HD
WED//HD
2
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