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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1982

PRIME MINISTER ARRIVING IN HONG KONG ON SUNDAY

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THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT HON MARGARET THATCHER, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 FROM GUANGZHOU FOLLOWING HER VISIT TO CHINA.

MRS THATCHER, ACCOMPANIED BY MR THATCHER, WILL BE GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LADY YOUDE, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN CHAPPLE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO.

MRS THATCHER WILL THEN PROCEED TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE. ENGAGEMENTS ARE PLANNED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER ON SUNDAY.

NO PUBLIC

THE FOLLOWING DAY (MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27), MRS THATCHER WILL ATTEND A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONS BEGINNING WITH A MEETING WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.

LATER IN THE DAY, SHE WILL VISIT HMS TAMAR WHERE SHE WILL MEET BRITISH SERVICE PERSONNEL AND HONG KONG CHINESE SEAMEN, FOLLOWED BY A VISIT TO STANLEY FORT TO MEET THE 1ST BATTALION SCOTS GUARDS AND THE IR FAMILIES.

IN THE AFTERNOON, MRS THATCHER WILL SPEAK AT A LUNCHEON

AT THE MANDAR IN HOTEL WHERE SHE WILL BE THE GUEST OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES.

THE PRIME MINISTER WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE LATER THE SAME AFTERNOON.

ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, MRS THATCHER WILL OPEN THE CASTLE PEAK +A+ POWER STATION AT TAP SHEK KOK, AND VISIT MODERN TERMINALS LTD AT KWAI CHUNG.

SHE WILL ALSO VISIT AN ESTATE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN TSUEN WAN. SHE WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND SOME ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENTS AND WILL RETURN ON THE RAILWAY TO CENTRAL.

THE PRIME MINISTER IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FOR LONDON THE SAME EVENING.