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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1989

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BUT IT WAS ALL TOO EASY FOR THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ΤΟ OFFER INSTEAD OF FACING UP TO THE DEMANDS FOR THE RIGHT OF ABODE FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS.

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SHE FEARED THAT WITHOUT ASSURANCES OF A HOME OF LAST RESORT, COMMUNITY WOULD LOSE THE WILL TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF HONG KONG IN NINETIES, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF TALENT OVERSEAS то MATCH THE LOSS OF SPIRIT AT HOME,

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THAT SCENARIO, DEMOCRACY AND LEGISLATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WOULD COUNT FOR LITTLE, AND SHE DID NOT THINK BY THEMSELVES THEY WOULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG COMMITTED TO THEIR FUTURE HERE.

PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR FOREIGN SECRETARY'S VISIT

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (JULY 2) FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT. DETAILS OF PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR SIR GEOFFREY'S VISITS ARE GIVEN BELOW.

FOR SOME OF THE EVENTS, POOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE VISITS BY SIR GEOFFREY ARE REQUESTED TO BE PUNCTUAL. THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SECURITY CHECKS.

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SUNDAY, JULY 2

ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK

PM.

SIR GEOFFREY WILL ARRIVE BY FLIGHT CX 250 AT AROUND 2 PRESS MEMBERS COVERING HIS ARRIVAL SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM AT THE ARRIVAL HALL (NEXT TO THE INFORMATION COUNTER) BY 1 PM AT THE LATEST.

PRESS MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO BRING WITH THEM PROOF OF IDENTITY TO FACILITATE ENTRY INTO THE AIRPORT RESTRICTED AREA.

/MONDAY, JULY 3