WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1984
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MINISTER ARRIVING TOMORROW EVENING
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THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, MR RICHARD LUCE, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM JULY 12 TO 14 AS PART OF THE NORMAL SERIES OF VISITS TO THE TERRITORY BY MINISTERS.
THIS WILL BE MR LUCE'S THIRD VISIT SINCE TAKING UP HIS APPOINTMENT AS MINISTER OF STATE WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG. HE VISITED THE TERRITORY IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
MR LUCE IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) EVENING.
ON FRIDAY (JULY 13) MORNING, HE WILL ATTEND A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY LUNCH WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
IN THE AFTERNOON, HE WILL MEET MEMBERS OF UMELCO AND ATTEND A RECEPTION IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. HE WILL HAVE DINNER WITH UMELCO MEMBERS IN THE SAME EVENING.
MR LUCE WILL SPEND SATURDAY HOLDING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS IN FANLING LODGE, HE WILL RETURN TO THE UK ON SATURDAY EVENING.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW BEING FINALISED FOR MR LUCE TO MEET MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE.
GOVERNOR RETURNS TOMORROW
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL RETURN FROM PEKING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTER ATTENDING ANOTHER ROUND OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
SIR EDWARD WILL BE TRAVELLING ON FLIGHT BA 20, ETA 7.45 PM.
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