WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1993
PRIME TODAY HOUSE.
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LADY THATCHER VISITS HONG KONG
THE BARONESS THATCHER OF KESTEVEN, OM, FRS, THE FORMER BRITISH MINISTER, WILL VISIT HONG KONG AS A GUEST OF THE GOVERNOR FROM (WEDNESDAY) TO FRIDAY (MAY 14). SHE WILL STAY AT GOVERNMENT
LADY THATCHER WILL HAVE A FULL PROGRAMME ARRANGED BY GOVERNMENT HOUSE. SHE WILL ALSO UNDERTAKE A NUMBER OF PRIVATE ENGAGEMENTS DURING HER VISIT.
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AS THE PRIME MINISTER WHO NEGOTIATED AND SIGNED THE DECLARATION, LADY THATCHER NATURALLY TAKES A CLOSE AND CONTINUING INTEREST IN HONG KONG.
THIS VISIT WILL ENABLE HER TO SEE THE TERRITORY ONCE AGAIN SEE SOME OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS HERE AT FIRST HAND.
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AFTER HER ARRIVAL THIS EVENING, LADY THATCHER WILL GOVERNOR AND HIS FAMILY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR A CELEBRATORY DRINK ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
ON THURSDAY MORNING, LADY THATCHER WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH MR. NAN, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS
ZHOU AGENCY.
IN THE AFTERNOON, LADY THATCHER WILL VISIT THE ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND THE DAY CARE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN WAN CHAI.
SHE WILL THEN GO TO NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPCO) FOR A BRIEFING ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME BY NAPCO AND THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, BEFORE FLYING TO CHEK LAP KOK, WEATHER PERMITTING, TO VISIT THE NEW AIRPORT SITE.
LADY THATCHER WILL FLY FROM CHEK LAP KOK ΤΟ STONECUTTERS ' ISLAND TO VISIT THE NEW ROYAL NAVY BASE THERE.
SHE WILL RETURN FROM STONECUTTERS + ISLAND TO HMS TAMAR ABOARD A ROYAL NAVY PATROL CRAFT. AT HMS TAMAR, SHE WILL ATTEND A ROYAL NAVY COCKTAIL PARTY.
LADY THATCHER'S FINAL ENGAGEMENT ON THURSDAY WILL BE A DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE WHICH THE GOVERNOR WILL HOST IN HER HONOUR.
ON FRIDAY MORNING, LADY THATCHER WILL VISIT THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY AND GIVE A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SHE WILL ACCOMPANY THE GOVERNOR ON A VISIT TO EASTERN DISTRICT.
LADY THATCHER WILL JOIN THE GOVERNOR IN ANSWERING A NUMBER QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS AT THE END OF HER VISIT TO EASTERN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
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