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FM HONG KONG 11084OZ APR 84

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1003 OF 11 APRIL

INFO PRIORITY PEKING (FOR GOVERNOR FOR INFORMATION), TOKYO (FOR

MISS WAGHORN)

MY TELNO 910: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT.

1. WE ARE SENDING TODAY BY SPEEDPOST TO REACH YOU TOMORROW THREE CCPIES OF THE DETAILED PROGRAMME FOR SECRETARY OF STATE AND LADY

HOWE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG.

2. SEATING PLANS FOR DINNERS AND LUNCHES, NOTES ON TRANSPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, AND BRIEF FOR PROPOSED VISIT TO SHA TIN NEW TOWN WILL BE SENT TO PEKING BY BAG ON 17 APRIL.

3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ADVISE WHEN POSSIBLE WHETHER TIME OF ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG WILL REMAIN 1240 LOCAL ON 18 APRIL, OR GIVE REVISED TIME OF ARRIVAL. IF TIME OF ARRIVAL IS PUT BACK

TO MID-AFTERNOON, WE WOULD PROPOSE

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(A) TO RETAIN THE MEETING WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS AT GOVERNMENT

HOUSE LATER THE SAME AFTERNOON:

(3) TO CANCEL LADY HOWE'S VISIT TO TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL

INSTITUTION: SUBJECT TO LADY HOWE'S WISHES, THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OF 13 APPIL WOULD BE KEPT FREE, POSSIBLY

FOR SHOPPING.

4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL ALSO IF WE COULD BE ADVISED IN DUE COURSE WHICH MEMBERS OF OFFICIAL PARTY SHOULD ATTEND

(A) MEETING AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE WITH OFFICIALS ON 13 APRIL:

(3) MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 19 APRIL:

(C) MEETING WITH UMELCO ON 19 APRIL:

(D) PRE-PRESS CONFERENCE BRIEFING AND PRESS CONFERENCE ON 20 APPIL

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