WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1984
PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT HK
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THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING MADE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN LONDON:-
+AT THE INVITATION OF MR ZHAO ZIYANG, PREMIER OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, MRS MARGARET THATCHER, PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, WILL PAY AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO PEKING BETWEEN 18 AND 20 DECEMBER. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FOREIGN SECRETARY. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF HER VISIT, SUBJECT TO THE OUTCOME OF THE DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT, WILL BE TO SIGN THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL ALSO HOLD TALKS WITH CHINESE LEADERS.
THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN SECRETARY WILL VISIT HONG KONG ON DECEMBER 20 AND 21. THEY WILL HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND MEET MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL ADDRESS A JOINT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, +
BUSY TIME FOR PM HERE
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THE PRIME MINISTER, MRS MARGARET THATCHER, WILL VISIT HONG KONG ON DECEMBER 20 AND 21 FOLLOWING AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO PEKING.
SHE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, AND LADY HOWE.
THIS WILL BE THE PRIME MINISTER'S SECOND VISIT TO HONG KONG. SHE VISITED THE TERRITORY IN SEPTEMBER 1982.
ON DECEMBER 20, MRS THATCHER WILL HAVE LUNCH WITH MEMBERS OF UMELCO AND THEN TOUR AP LEI CHAU TO SEE DEVELOPMENTS.
IN THE EARLY EVENING, SHE WILL HOST A RECEPTION FOR ABOUT 500 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
SHE WILL THEN ADDRESS A JOINT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
EARLY IN THE FOLLOWING MORNING, MRS THATCHER WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER. SHE WILL LEAVE HONG KONG LATER THE SAME MORNING,
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