TNAG-1473-FCO40-2004-Visits-by-MPs-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 8

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FROM SEC(O)(C) FOR JT SEC. SUBJECT VISHIT BY HOUSE OF COMMONS DEFENCE

COMMITTEE. MY 23140OZ SEP REFERS.

HCDC PROPOSE TO ARRIVE HONG KONG ON USN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT 1 DECEMB- ER AND DEPART 1630 6 DECEMBER.

ONLY FIXED POINT IN PROGRAMME IS DINNER WITH GOVERNOR EVENING 5

DECEMBER. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PROPOSE OUTLINE PROGRAMME FOR 2

TO 5 DECEMBER LEAVING 1 AND 6 DEC FREE. SUGGEST PORGRAMME SHOULD

INCLUDE BRIEFING HQ BF (TO INCLUDE GURKHA MATTERS), VIKSHIT GURKHA FIELD FORCE AND BORDER, PATROL CRAFT, RM RAIDING SQUADRON, RAF HONG

KONG, AND POLICE TRAINING UNIT. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO OFFER SENSIBLE

PROGRAMME TO COVER FULL FOUR DAYS, HCDC WOULD PROBABLY HAVE NO OBJE-

CTHON TO EXTRA FREE TAME.

PARTY WOULD COMPRISE 10 MFS LED BY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, SHR HUMPHREY

ATKIMS, TWO CLERKS TO COMMITTEE AND ONE MOD LIAISON OFFICER. COMMITTEE HAS ASKED IF THEY COULD BE GIVEN SCRIPTS OF PRESENTATIONS AFTERWARDS TO AVOID NECESSITY FOR NOTE TAKING- BUT SECURITY CONSH- DERATIONS MAY PRECLUDE THIS.

IN CASE YOU WISH TO REFER TO PRECEDENTS, PREVIOUS VISIT OF HCDC TO HK WAS JULY 1982

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