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FM HONG KONG 21095OZ MAR 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 403 OF 21 MARCH

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2 3 MAR 1979

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

@MY

MY TELNO 310: THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE.

1. IT HAS NOW BEEN AGREED THAT THE THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE WILL

START ON 4 APRIL. THE GOVERNOR AND HIS PARTY WILL BE TRAVELLING

ON THE INAUGURAL JOURNEY.

2. WE ARE ANNOUNCING THIS TO THE PRESS HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

3. THERE WILL BE ONE SERVICE EACH WAY PER DAY, LEAVING GUANGZHOU AT 3.30, ARRIVING HONG KONG AT 1126: LEAVING HONG KONG AT 1300,

ARRIVING GUANGZHOU AT 1554.

MACLEHOSE

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HK & GD (6)

FED

MAED

FRED

CID

NEWS D

PS

F3LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

SIR A PARSONS MR.CORTAZZI

MR. MURRAY

MR. STRATTON

[SENT BY BAG TO PEKING]

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT.OFFICE

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