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you. Mr. DATE:

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W G Ehrman

27 August 1985

Luce is convent.

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MR LUCE'S VISITS ON 25 SEPTEMBERLANDED '

28-31 OCTOBER

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Problem

Hong

have Kong

proposed draft

A B C 1.

Mr Luce's visits to the territory on 25

28-31 October. Should these be accepted?

ке

programme s

September

for

and

Recommendation

2.

the

I submit

change

a draft

to

I recommend that Mr Luce consider one

for 28-31 October. programme

telegram to Hong Kong.

Background and Argument

3.

In his submission of 17 July, Mr Galsworthy

recommended that during his brief stopover in Hong Kong

UMELCO

25 September Mr. Luce might add

meeting with

Centre for Refugees. In the event,

his

and

to a visit

to

the Bowring Closed

timing has largely

programme

a

supper at

dictated and Mr Luce has decided that his programme

debriefing and

i s now reflected in Hong Kong's

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on

should be confined to

Government House. This

latest

a

The Governor telegram.

quite content with this.

has told us that

he

i s

4.

On the

suggested

Hong Kong

programme

between 28 and

Luce's visit for Mr

31 October, I think that

to

Hong Kong's ideas are broadly right except in one regard.

During my discussion with the Governor

thought

Bowring

that

on

15 August,

we

visit

the

previously

Mr Luce might still wish to

Refugee Centre which we

had

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