SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1986
BRIEF STOP-OVER FOR SIR GEOFFREY HOME
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, THE RT HON SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR A BRIEF STOP-OVER BEFORE LEAVING FOR PEKING TOMORROW TO ACCOMPANY THE QUEEN ON A STATE VISIT TO CHINA.
HE TOLD REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS THE CURRENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG WITH THE GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.
SIR GEOFFREY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY LADY HOWE ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, DR DAVID WILSON AND PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR ANTHONY GALSWORTHY.
THEY WERE MET BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE LADY YOUDE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES: THE ACTING SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, MR OSWALD CHEUNG SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN AND THE ACTING SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR CHRISTOPHER HAYWARD.
THE FOLLOWING IS SIR GEOFFREY'S TALK TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT:
+I'M DELIGHTED TO BE BACK IN HONG KONG AGAIN AFTER AN ABSENCE OF ALMOST TWO YEARS, DURING WHICH I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING VERY CLOSELY THE MANY IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
+ON THIS OCCASION, MY PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO ACCOMPANY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ON HER STATE VISIT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. THAT WOULD BE A HISTORIC AND MOMENTOUS EVENT.
+ BUT OBVIOUSLY. I'VE TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF STOPPING OFF IN HONG KONG IN ORDER TO MEET AND DISCUSS THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH THE GOVERNOR, MEMBERS OF EXCO AND LEGCO.
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+AND TOMORROW MORNING, I SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING, ONCE AGAIN, THE HONG KONG PRESS CORPS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE. FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THEN. THANK YOU FOR GREETING ME HERE TONIGHT.+
JLG EXPERT TALKS TO TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JLG SUB-GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WILL BE HELD FROM OCTOBER 15 TO 17 IN HONG KONG. THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY MR F. BURROWS WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY TWO OTHER MEMBERS, NORMAN CHAN AND ANTHONY TO. OTHER EXPERTS FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEND AS NECESSARY.
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