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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1986

BUSY PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNOR, EXCO MEMBERS IN LONDON *****

THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL LEAVE ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 8) EVENING ON A FOUR-DAY VISIT TO LONDON.

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: SIR MICHAEL SANDBERG, MR CHEN SHOU-LUM, MISS MARIA TAM AND MR ALLEN LEE HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR RICHARD HOARE AND THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (COUNCILS), MR ALISTAIR LANG.

OTHER UNOFFICIAL EXCO MEMBERS WILL JOIN THEM IN LONDON.

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SOON AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 9, SIR EDWARD AND ALL UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXCO WILL HOLD A MEETING AT NOON WITH THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY RENTON, AND ATTEND A LUNCH HOSTED BY HIM.

AT 3 PM. ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 10), THE PARTY WILL CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER. THEY WILL LATER ATTEND A RECEPTION AT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE.

THE NEXT DAY (SEPTEMBER 11), THEY WILL CALL ON THE SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE AT NOON. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A LUNCH HOSTED BY SIR EDWARD AND EXCO MEMBERS.

THE GOVERNOR AND THE EXCO UNOFFICIALS WILL ATTEND THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN THE EVENING.

SIR EDWARD AND THREE UNOFFICIALS WILL BE LEAVING LONDON ON FRIDAY, ARRIVING BACK IN HONG KONG ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 13).

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND FOUR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE LEAVING FOR LONDON ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 8) BY FLIGHT CX 201, ETD 11 PM.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE AIRPORT TO COVER THEIR DEPARTURE.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITY SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM AT 10.10 PM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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