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TELEGRAM NUMBER 844 OF 2 SEPTEMBER
INFO PEKING
FCO TELNO 837: MR LUCE'S VISIT
1.
WE PROPOSE TO MAKE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT AT 1230 PRESS
CONFERENCE ON 5 SEPTEMBER:·
'MR RICHARD LUCE, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, WILL VISIT SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN BRUNEI
SQUARE BRACKETS END SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG
2.
BETWEEN 20 AND 28 SEPTEMBER. THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST VISIT
TO THE REGION AS A MINISTER. WHILE IN HONG KONG, HE WILL
HAVE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS AND WILL
MEET MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, OTHER REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. AN EXTENSIVE
PROGRAMME OF VISITS IS BEING ARRANGED IN ORDER TO BRING THE
MINISTER UP-TO-DATE WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TERRITORY'.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE MADE ABOUT BRUNEI
UNLESS CONFIRMATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE HIGH COMMISSIONER IN
BRUNEI.
3. ON THE QUERIES IN YOUR TELNO 1241, WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING
LINE:
(A) THERE ARE NO PLANS AT PRESENT FOR MR LUCE TO JOIN THE TALKS
IN PEKING.
(B) NATURALLY HE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND
THE PROGRESS OF THE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR.
(C) ON PRESENT PLANS SIR P CRADOCK WILL VISIT HONG KONG IN ORDER
TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MR LUCE AS HE DID WHEN LORD
BELSTEAD VISITED HONG KONG LAST DECEMBER.
(D) THERE ARE NO PLANS AT PRESENT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO
VISIT HONG KONG OR PEKING.
(F) MR LUCE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 28 SEPTEMBER.
(G) MR LUCE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY AND TWO
FCO OFFICIALS.
4.
ON (E) WE LEAVE IT TO YOU TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE
PROGRAMME AS YOU THINK FIT.
5. IF ASKED, WE WILL ALSO SAY THAT MR LUCE IS NOT GOING TO
PEKING AND THE TIMING OF HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG IS NOT CONNECTED
WITH THE TALKS.
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