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INFO ROUTINE FCO, PEKING, SUBSIDED HONG KONG
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MY TELNO 8 AND YOUR TELNO 6 : VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER OF VANUATU TO CHINA AND HONG KONG
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAS JUST ADVISED US OF A CHANGE TO THE PRIME MINISTER'S ITINERARY.
2. THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS PARTY WILL NOW ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON 15 MARCH AT 2000 ON FLIGHT CX 100 FROM SYDNEY AND PROPOSE TO TRAVEL TO CHINA BY ROAD THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE REMAINDER OF THEIR ITINERARY REMAINS UNCHANGED. GRATEFUL IF PROTOCOL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S ARRIVAL COULD BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE.
3. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE XIN HUA NEWS AGENCY IN HONG KONG, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN PEKING, ARE MAKING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRIME MINISTERS CROSSING INTO CHINA.
4. I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THE SECURITY OFFICER WILL NOT/NOT BE ARMED.
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