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1. MR EDWARD LYONS QC MP (LABOUR

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BRADFORD WEST) WILL BE IN

HONG KONG FROM 29 OCTOBER TO APPROXIMATELY 16 NOVEMBER AS DEFENCE COUNSEL IN THE MA CASE.

2. WHILE IN HONG KONG HE HOPES TO VISIT CHINA. THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR IN LONDON SUGGESTED HE VISIT CANTON AND THE TRADE FAIR. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS VISIT ARE NOT YET FIRM.

3. MR LYONS DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ASSISTANCE BUT WOULD APPRECIATE SOME BRIEFING ON THE LOCAL SITUATION. HE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT:- C/O DAVID TSANG AND CO., SOLICITORS, ROOM 1004/5, WU SANG HOUSE, MONGKOK, KOWLOON.

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