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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1988

LORD GLENARTHUR ARRIVES ON WEDNESDAY

LORD GLENARTHUR, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY (JUNE 29) AS PART OF A TOUR OF ASIA.

AND ON

IT WILL BE HIS THIRD VISIT TO HONG KONG, INCLUDING ONE BRIEF TRANSIT VISIT IN FEBRUARY, SINCE HE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS LAST YEAR. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LADY GLENARTHUR.

DURING HIS TWO-AND-A-HALF-DAY VISIT, LORD GLENARTHUR WILL HAVE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.

HE WILL MEET A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, INCLUDING BUSINESSMEN AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.

THE MINISTER WILL VISIT TWO REFUGEE CAMPS.

HE WILL ALSO CALL ON THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, VISIT TUEN MUN NEW TOWN AND TRAVEL ON THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FOLLOWING ARE PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR

LORD

GLENARTHUR'S VISIT

TO HONG KONG:

WEDNESDAY JUNE 29

ARRIVAL

LORD GLENARTHUR

WHEN

AIRPORT PRESS

AM ARRIVES BY FLIGHT CA 303 AT 11.35 A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE AIRPORT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE ROOM BY 10.30 AM.

VISIT TO TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

LORD GLENARTHUR

WILL ARRIVE AT THE JOHNSON ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTORY LTD AT 10-22 DAI COACH WILL LEAVE 9HUN STREET, TAI PO, AT 3.30 PM. A PRESS CGO CARPARK AT 2 PM FOR THE FACTORY.

THURSDAY JUNE 30

-

SHAM SHUI VISIT TO REFUGEE CAMP LORD GLENARTHUR WILL ARRIVE AT THE

MEDIA PO CLOSED CENTRE AT 3.30 PM.

REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD AT 325 ASSEMBLE AT 3 PM AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CENTRE

SHA WAN CHEUNG

ROAD (ADJACENT ΤΟ THE LAI KOK PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE BETWEEN YEN CHOW STREET AND TONKIN STREET).

/FRIDAY JULY 1