THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1964
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PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
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THE FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED RUNDOWN 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 (FRIDAY).
PRIME MINISTER'S PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
PRESS CONFERENCE, LEGCO CHAMBER
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8.00 AM
LIKE THE ADDRESS TO THE JOINT EXCO AND LEGCO MEETING, ADMISSION INTO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE BY LAPEL BADGE HOLDERS ONLY. ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE CHAMBER WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE PROOF OF IDENTITY AND OF THE ORGANISATION WHICH THEY REPRESENT.
TV CREWS ARE ADVISED TO ARRIVE IN GOOD TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT. ALL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE SEATED BY 7.50 AM THERE WILL BE A THREE-MINUTE PHOTO-CALL AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER HAS ARRIVED AND BEFORE THE PRESS CONFERENCE BEGINS. PHOTOGRAPHERS MUST LEAVE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER BEFORE THE PRESS CONFERENCE GETS UNDERWAY.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE TELEVISED 'LIVE' BY RTHK, WHICH WILL ALSO MAKE AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL FEEDS FOR OTHER CREWS. NO MICROPHONES OR HAND-HELD RECORDERS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE DIAS.
A FULL TRANSCRIPT, TOGETHER WITH A CHINESE TRANSLATION, WILL BE ISSUED BY GIS.
THERE WILL BE FIXED PRESS POSITIONS OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO BE IN POSITION 15 MINUTES IN ADVANCE.
DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG
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10.00 AM
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE ARRANGED AT THE DEPARTURE HALL +F INGER+. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTURE SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM NOT LATER THAN 9.10 AM. THEY MUST BRING WITH THEM PROOF OF IDENTIT?.
/SIR GEOFFREY