TNAG-1161-FCO40-1441-Visit-by-Margaret-Thatcher--UK-Prime-Minister--to-Hong-Kong--1982 — Page 94

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FM F C O 081327Z SEP 82

TO PRIORITY TOKYO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 347 OF 8 SEPTEMBER

AND TO PRIORITY PEKING

INFO HONG KONG

FROM NO 10 PRESS OFFICE

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: PRESS PARTY

1. THE GUARDIAN PROPOSE TO SEND ROBERT WHYMANT TO COVER ENTIRE

VISIT. HE IS BASED IN TOKYO AND WILL CONTACT DIXON. GRATEFUL IF

DIXON WOULD PASS DETAILS AS NECESSARY TO PEKING AND HONG KONG,

2. ITN NOW INTEND TO SEND ALIGHTING TECHNICIAN TO COVER ENTIRE TOUR. HE IS FRANK HILLING (SERIAL 25) BORN HAMMERSMITH 29-1-30, BRITISH PASSPORT 039050C. HE WILL APPLY FOR CHINESE VISA IN

LONDON (PEKING PLEASE ADVISE MFA). HE WILL MAKE HIS OWN TRANSPORT

ARRANGEMENTS EXCEPT IN CHINA, BUT SHOULD BE BOOKED IN AT PRESS

HOTELS.

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