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FM HONG KONG 110840Z DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3762 OF 11 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

WE SHALL SEND BY SPEEDPOST ON THURSDAY 13 DECEMBER TO REACH YOU ON FRIDAY 14 DECEMBER COPIES OF THE HONG KONG PROGRAMME FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, SECRETARY OF STATE AND LADY HOWE.

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW BY 13010OZ WHICH OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY WILL ACCOMPANY THE PRIME MINISTER AND/OR SECRETARY OF STATE TO :

(A) THE UMELCO LUNCH:

(B) THE PRIME MINISTER'S DISTRICT VISIT:

(C) THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:

(D) THE PRIME MINISTER'S MEETING WITH LORD KADOORIE.

(E) THE PRIME MINISTER'S AND SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:

(F) THE PRIME MINISTER'S ADDRESS TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS:

(G) THE PRE PRESS-CONFERENCE BRIEFING AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE: AND (H) THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

3. SIR Y K PAO, MR W CL BROWN AND MR IAN MACPHERSON WILL BE AWAY FROM HONG KONG ON 20 DECEMBER, AND SO UNABLE TO ATTEND THE DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. WE SHALL SEND A REVISED GUEST-LIST ON 13 DECEMBER FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S RETURN TO HONG KONG.

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REPEATED AS REQUESTED

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MR WILSON

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