WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1984
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PRESS DETAILS FOR PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT
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THE FOLLOWING ARE DETAILS OF PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER, MRS MARGARET THATCHER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, AND LADY HOWE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BEAR IN MIND THAT THEY WILL NEED SPECIAL ACCREDITATION TO COVER ALL PUBLIC FUNCTIONS, AND THAT SPECIFIC LAPEL BADGES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL FUNCTION MUST BE WORN.
PRIME MINISTER'S PROGRAMME
ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK
12.20 PM
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE ARRANGED AT THE ARRIVAL HALL +FINGER+, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND HER PARTY SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM NOT LATER THAN 11.30 AM. THEY SHOULD BRING WITH THEM PROOF OF IDENTITY.
LUNCH WITH UMELCO
1.00 PM
THERE WILL BE FIXED POSITIONS AT THE PEDDER STREET ENTRANCE OF SWIRE HOUSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN TO COVER THE PRIME MINISTER'S ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE IN POSITION BY 12.45 PM.
VISIT TO AP LEI CHAU
2.45 PM TO 3.45 PM
THERE WILL BE FOUR FIXED PRESS POSITIONS AT VARIOUS VANTAGE POINTS TO COVER THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE AP LEI CHAU HOUSING ESTATE, TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES. TWO COACHES WILL LEAVE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CAR PARK FOR AP LEI CHAU AT 1.30 PM SHARP.
RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
5.00 PM TO 6.00 PM
ABOUT 500 PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY WILL ATTEND THE RECEPTION. ONLY TELEVISION CAMERAMEN AND TECHNICIANS WILL BE ALLOWED TO FILM THE RECEPTION INSIDE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE. THIS WILL BE DONE FROM A FIXED POSITION AND WILL BE CONFINED TO A FEW MINUTES. THOSE COVERING THE RECEPTION SHOULD REPORT TO THE GUARD ROOM AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE BY 4.30 PM.
POOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ISSUED BY GIS FOR THE PRINT MEDIA.
/EXCO MEETING