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Friday, January 26, 1973
DEFENCE SECRETARY VISITS TROOPS
Lord Carrington, currently in Hong Kong as part of a world tour,
spent today (Friday) visiting British Service units and meeting service
personnel in the New Territories and Kowloon.
After calling at Headquarters British Forces, he flew by helicopter
from Harcourt Road to the New Territories where he spent some time
visiting border locations before lunching with the Army at Sak Kong.
He spent the afternoon with the Royal Air Force and, tomorrow
morning (Saturday) will visit and lunch in HMS Tamar after giving a
press conference.
Lord Carrington leaves Hong Kong early on Sunday morning for
New Zealand.
Note to Editors:
Lord Carrington will hold a press conference at 10.45 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday) at the Government
Information Services, Beaconsfield House, fifth floor.
You are invited to send a reporter and/or
photographer.
Lord Carrington will leave Hong Kong from Kai
Tak (civilian airport) and not R.A.F. Kai Tak at 8 a.m. on Sunday.
Members of the press who wish to take pictures
of his departure should be at Kai Tak not later than
7.30 a.m. A G.I.S. officer will be there to assist
the press.
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