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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1982

PRIME MINISTER ARRIVING FROM GUANGZHOU

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PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER AND MR DENIS THATCHER ARE DUE TO ARRIVE FROM GUANGZHOU ON AN RAF VC 10 TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT ABOUT 2.45 PM.

THEY WILL BE GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND LADY YOUDE. THE GOVERNOR WILL THEN INTRODUCE HIS AIDE-DE-CAMP, MR PAUL CROFT: 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 THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO: THE ACTING DOYEN OF THE CONSULAR CORPS, MR ALFRED PREISSL. WHO IS THE CONSUL GENERAL OF AUSTRIA THE SENIOR COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONER, MR F.A. MULLER WHO IS THE COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND; AND THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY, MR WANG KUANG,

NOTE TO EDITORS.

PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN COVERING THE ARRIVAL ARE REMINDED THAT THEY SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING BY 1.20 PM AT THE LATEST.

IN ADDITION TO THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS OR PASSPORTS, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BRING THEIR STAFF CARDS ISSUED BY THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEWSPAPER/TV STATION FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES.

AS SPACE IN THE PRESS POSITION IS LIMITED, ONLY ONE PHOTOGRAPHER FROM EACH NEWSPAPER WILL BE ADMITTED. THE NUMBER OF FILMING CREWS FOR EACH TELEVISION STATION, OVERSEAS AND LOCAL, WILL BE LIMITED TO NOT MORE THAN THREE PERSONS.

NOTE TO EDITORSI

PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE

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THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT HON MARGARET THATCHER ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 27) WILL BEGIN AT 4.30 PM (REPEAT 4.30 PM) INSTEAD OF 4 PM AS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED.

ACCREDITED MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER SHOULD BE SEATED BY 4.20 PM.

EDITORS ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THAT ADMISSION WILL BE BY BADGE HOLDERS ONLY. ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE PROOF OF IDENTITY ISSUED BY THE ORGANISATION THEY REPRESENT.

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