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(D) A VISIT TO THE HONG KONG ISLAND REFUSE TRANSFER STATION AT CHAI WAN. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSFER STATION TO BE COMMISSIONED IN HONG KONG AND IT IS THE FIRST TO USE CONTAINER VESSELS TO SHIP WASTE TO LANDFILLS.
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I HAVE ALSO PROPOSED:
(A) A MEETING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS (TO BE ATTENDED BY SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, PA, UKREP JLG AND, POSSIBLY, THE GOVERNOR: A MEETING WITH THE BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP: A MEETING WITH HMOCS REPRESENTATIVES:
(B) THE USUAL EXCO AND OMELCO SESSIONS:
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A LUNCH HOSTED BY SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS:
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A LUNCH OR DINNER HOSTED BY THE GOVERNOR (GUESTS COMPRISING POLITICIANS AND BUSINESSMEN):
(E) A LUNCH OR DINNER HOSTED BY SBTC AT WHICH THE GUESTS WOULD INCLUDE BRITISH BUSINESSMEN IN HONG KONG INVOLVED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD (E.G. GEORGE CARDONA OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, REPRESENTATIVES OF WATSON HAWKSLEY AND ERL, ETC): AND
(F) AN OPTIONAL RECEPTION WITH THE CONSERVATIVES ABROAD IN HONG KONG (ON HIS LAST VISIT, THIS GROUP DID NOT/NOT HOST SUCH A RECEPTION FOR THE MINISTER).
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GIVEN THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT/NOT YET SEEN THE DRAFT PROGRAMME, THE PROPOSED ITEMS ONLY REPRESENT OUR PRELIMINARY THINKING. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AFTER EASTER.
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