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INFO PRIORITY BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS : PLEASE PASS COPY TO PATRICK WILLIAMSON
MY VISIT TO BRUSSELS AND LONDON: 1-17 APRIL
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1. WE WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE ON 25 MARCH CONFIRMING MY VISIT TO EUROPE AND GIVING MORE DETAILS THAN THOSE INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON 25 FEBRUARY COUR TELNO 305).
2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU AND BRUSSELS MAY HAVE ON THE FOLLOWING DRAFT:
BEGINS
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED FURTHER DETAILS OF THE VISIT TO BRUSSELS AND LONDON FROM MARCH 31 APRIL 18 BY THE GOVERNOR, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER PATTEN.
THIS WILL BE MR PATTEN'S FIRST VISIT TO BRUSSELS AS GOVERNOR. WHILE THERE ON APRIL 1 AND 2, HE WILL MEET THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, MR EGON KLEPSCH: THE BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, MR WILLY CLAES AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, MR JACQUES DELORS.
DURING HIS STAY IN BRUSSELS, MR PATTEN WILL ALSO GIVE A
SPEECH ENTITLED 'HONG KONG: ONWARDS TO 1997 .... AND BEYOND TO THE CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID MR PATTEN WOULD USE THE VISIT TO FURTHER HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC AND TRADE INTERESTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO BRIEF IMPORTANT FIGURES AND ORGANISATIONS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
MR PATTEN WILL FLY TO LONDON ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 2. THERE HE WILL HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY AND OFFICIALS OF THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
HE WILL ALSO DELIVER SPEECHES TO THE ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (CHATHAM HOUSE) AND THE TORY REFORM GROUP.
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