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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1990
LORD CAITHNESS TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, LORD CAITHNESS, WILL ARRIVE THIS SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 15) FOR A SIX-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT.
DURING THE VISIT, HIS FIRST TO HONG KONG, LORD CAITHNESS WILL BE BRIEFED BY THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE TERRITORY'S DEVELOPMENTS AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
HE WILL ALSO MEET A CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, CHAIRMEN OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND DISTRICT
BUSINESSMEN AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS POLITICAL GROUPS AND CIVIL SERVANTS UNIONS.
BOARDS,
LORD CAITHNESS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST HAND INFORMATION ON THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT AT CHEK LAP KOK. HE WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON PORT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WESTERN HARBOUR: DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW TOWNS, PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMMES AND PROGRESS OF THE NEW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
HE WILL SEE FOR HIMSELF WHAT CONDITIONS ARE LIKE AT THE WHITEHEAD VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE DETENTION CENTRE AND VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRE AT PILLAR POINT.
THE MINISTER WILL ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT, WELFARE INSTITUTIONS, THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE AND THE BANK OF CHINA.
HIS EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE VISITS ΤΟ THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION AND THE OFFICE OF THE BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
LORD CAITHNESS WILL MEET THE MEDIA BEFORE RETURNING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ON SEPTEMBER 20.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
DETAILS OF THE PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR LORD CAITHNESS'S VISIT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE.
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