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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1975.
LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS ARRIVING TOMORROW
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS, PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, AND LADY GORONWY-ROBERTS ARE DUE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG AT 6.30 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) ON FLIGHT BA 880.
THEY WILL BE MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED AT KAITAK AIRPORT BUT THERE WILL BE NO PRESS CONFERENCE ON LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS' ARRIVAL. HE WILL BE MEETING MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE HE LEAVES ON THURSDAY JANUARY 16TH AND DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.
T.V. AND PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS WISHING TO COVER LORD GORONWY- ROBERTS' ARRIVAL SHOULD MEET G.1.S. OFFICERS AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM AT 6 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) OR 30 MINUTES BEFORE ARRIVAL TIME IF THE PLANE IS DELAYED.
THIS WILL BE LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS FIRST VISIT TO HONG KONG AND THE FIRST BY A MINISTER OF THE PRESENT LABOUR GOVERNMENT. THE PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT IS TO ENABLE HIM TO OBTAIN A GENERAL VIEW OF HONG KONG.
DURING HIS SEVEN-DAY STAY, HE WILL MEET SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND OTHER PERSONALITIES.
HE WILL ALSO TOUR THE NEW TERRITORIES BY HELICOPTER AND VISIT A SQUATTER AREA, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, WELFARE AGENCIES AND FACTORIES.
LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS IS DUE TO LEAVE ON JANUARY 17 FOR MANILA ON A FAMILIARISATION TOUR AT THE INVITATION OF THE PHILIPPINE'S GOVERNMENT.
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