TNAG-0373-FCO40-419-Visits-of-members-of-the-Hong-Kong-Urban-Council-to-the-UK-1973 — Page 31

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DETAILED ITINERARY

Sunday 21 October

ARRIVAL

08.20

Monday 22 October

10.30

10.45

11.00

Arrive London (Heathrow) Airport, Terminal 3, by BOAC flight BA 813.

Met at the Airport by Mr S S Hordern, Head of Asia Group, Tours Section, and accompanied in car to the Royal Westminster Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, SW1, where accomodation has been reserved.

The remainder of the day is free.

PROGRAMME DISCUSSION

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

LUNCHEON ENGAGEMENT

Joined in hotel by Mr V James of the Central Office of Information.

Leave hotel in car.

Arrive Central Office of Information, Hercules Road, SE1 (HR603).

The CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION (COI) is a government department which acts as a common service agency to other departments by providing material and services needed to carry out official publicity in Britain and overseas. The administra- tive head of the COI is the Director-General who is assisted by 2 Controllers. There are 8 production divisions, each specialising in the provision of a parti- cular kind of material or service, 2 administrative divisions for establishment and finance matters and a Regional Organisation.

11.45

12.00

12.50

13.00

Received by Mr Hordern.

Mr M Pelly will discuss the tour programme.

Mr Jore OBE will represent the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Leave Hercules Road by car.

Arrive Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, SW1 (Main Entrance).

Received by Sir Duncan Watson KCMG, Deputy Under-Secretary of State.

Leave Downing Street by car.

Arrive No 1 Carlton Gardens, 8W1.

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