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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1934

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PRESS COVERAGE ARRANGEMENTS

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THE FOLLOWING ARE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESS COVERAGE OF MR RICHARD LUCE'S PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW (FRIDAY):

AT 10 AM, MR RICHARD LUCE, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, WILL ATTEND A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES. THERE WILL BE A FIXED PRESS POSITION AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CGO FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN TO FILM MR LUCE'S ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE.

AFTER THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING, MR LUCE WILL ATTEND A LUNCH WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HOSTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY AT THE GRAND BALLROOM OF THE HILTON HOTEL. THERE WILL BE FIXED PRESS POSITIONS BOTH AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HOTEL TO COVER HIS ARRIVAL AND INSIDE THE BALLROOM FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF THE COCKTAIL RECEPTION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE LUNCH. PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE BALLROOM BEFORE THE LUNCH STARTS.

AT 3 PM, THE MINISTER OF STATE WILL ATTEND A MEETING WITH UMELCO AT SWIRE HOUSE. THERE WILL BE A FIXED POSITION AT THE PEDDER STREET ENTRANCE OF SWIRE HOUSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN TO COVER HIS ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE.

IN THE EARLY EVENING, MR LUCE WILL ATTEND A RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RECEPTION WILL BE ISSUED BY GIS.

AT ABOUT 7.45 PM, THE MINISTER OF STATE WILL HAVE DINNER WITH UMELCO MEMBERS IN THE UMELCO OFFICE. PRESS ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE THE SAME AS THAT OF THE UMELCO MEETING EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

GOVERNOR RETURNS * * *

THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, RETURNED TO HONG KONG TONIGHT AFTER A +NORMAL WORKING SESSION+ AT THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS IN PEK ING.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT HE SAID:

+1 AM BACK FROM THE USUAL TWO DAYS, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THIS TIME WAS THAT THE WORKING GROUP WAS IN SESSION AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PLENARY, SO YOU MAY HAVE MISSED SOME OF THE USUAL FACES AT THE TABLE IN THE PLENARY SESSIONS.

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