TNAG-0276-FCO40-312-Plans-for-construction-of-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-1970 — Page 100

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Dear Mr Szeto

Mr Sellure of the Hong Kong Government Office has been in touch with me`about your request to have discussions with British experts in transportation problems.

I have provisionally arranged the following programme for you for Wednonday 18 March and chould ho most grateful ir' you.would confirm with me by telephone at the above number that those urrangements are satisfactory.

10.15

Ministry of Transport car will collect you from the Waldorf Hotel 'and take you to the Ministry, St Christopher House, Couthwark St.3.

10.30 -'11.45. Discussions with Mr K Peter Assistent Becretury, S.E.

Planning Division Ministry of Transport. Mr Peter will bo accompanied by Technical advisers and engineers from the Ministry.

11.45 Car to County Hall. (Main Entrance, Belvedere Road)

12.00-2.30 Iiscussion and lunch with Mr P.F. Stott, Joint Director of Planning and Transportation, Greater London Council. Car to London Trunuport, (Room 410, 4th floor, 55 Broadway SW1.)

Disoussion with London Transport on technical aspects of planning of now Victoria Underground Railway Line and visit to the Victoria

2.30

2.45

Line.

I have also been auked to convey toʻyou a request from our Central Offien of Information for na intervie, to bo broadcast in 'Trading Fout' on Radio Hong Kong, The interview, which would be muinly concerned with your dincussione on transpor'ta t probleme in the United Kingdom and thoir relevance to your problemu in Hong Kong, could be recorded in your.hotol later that afternoon or evening (it would not tulo longer thun 30 minutes tó record).

I look forward to hearing from you about the programme and the request for intervie

I am sending a copy of this letter to My ŝollars.

Your sincerely

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