TNAG-1480-FCO40-2033-Future-of-Hong-Kong-4th-meeting-of-the-Sino-British-Joint-Li-1986 — Page 56

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There is an

increased

number

of experts attached to our

delegation for this meeting, and

also

an

extra

interpreters. In any one session we may be fielding an

additional two or three experts. The central nucleus will

be:

Wilson/Thomson/Boyd/Interpreter I/Wilson/Ho/Hum/Burrows

Layden/Smith

But it will be necessary to add up to three experts at the

end.

The second interpreter (either Y P Cheng monitoring Mrs King or Mrs King observing Y P Cheng) could also best

sit at the table. At the maximum there could be 12 in the

front row.

Furnishings

4.

WH240.

We are trying to arrange for some comfortable

furniture to be installed in the ante-room attached to

This room will be

will be used by the Chinese delegation

during the tea interval. It is rather spartan and last year, you were generous enough to lend us some pictures and

wall hangings to improve its appearance. prepared to do so again this year?

Office accommodation

Would

you be

5.

Finding suitable office accommodation for the Hong

Kong members of the delegation has been a problem. Mr Braithwaite has now kindly agreed to let us take over his office in his absence andconvert it temporarily into a base

for the Hong Kong visitors. Unfortunately the room will not be available on the morning of 23 July when it is being

used by Mr Hurd's

to view the Royal Wedding

procession.

party

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