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BBC Far East Relay Station

Grateful for Hong Kong Government's agreement to make Tsang Tsui

site available to BBC. Designed to improve quality of BBC's

signal in region. Hong Kong likely to benefit, for example by

receiving BBC services much more clearly locally.

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Overseas Students Fees

Pleased that agreement on joint funding scheme reached by HMG and Hong Kong Government. Hope this will lead to increase in numbers of Hong Kong students coming to UK.

Naval Deployment

Confirm deployment to Far East and Pacific is taking place from

September to March.

Hong Kong Deployment

Details of second half of group deployment

have yet to be worked out. Planning not yet complete; therefore

too soon to comment on visits which might be undertaken after

New Year.

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Visit by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

Confirm that CDS will be visiting Hong Kong from 29 September to

5 October in his capacity, as Colonel of his Regiment, the

Second Gurkha Rifles.

Reasons for postponing visit

Understand CDS' visit was

postponed by one day for operational reasons.