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TO DESKBY 06090OZ FCO

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INFO DESKBY 06090OZ HONG KONG

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166124 MDHIAN 8406

FOLLOWING FOR PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

YOUR TELNO 1149: LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO BANGKOK, CHINA AND HONG KONG

1 ON PARAGRAPH 4 OF TUR, THE ONLY DIRECT CHENGDU-GUANGZHOU FLIGHTS WE CAN FIND ON TUESDAY 28 JUNE ARE AT 0705 ARRIVING 0830, AND 1055 ARRIVING 1240 RESPECTIVELY. EITHER OF THESE WOULD ALLOW WORTHWHILE SIGHTSEEING IN GUANGZHOU BUT CUT SHORT THE TIME IN CHENGDU. AN ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO TAKE THE EARLY FLIGHT FROM CHENGDU TO GUANGZHOU AT 0645 ARRIVING 0830 ON WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE, AND TRANSFER TO HONG KONG LATER THE SAME DAY, EG AT 1100 ARRIVING 1135 OR 1930

ARRIVING 2005.

2. ON PARAGRAPH 6, WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND INTERESTING FOR LORD GLENARTHUR TO VISIT THE NEW BEIJING TELEVISION CENTRE AND THE OFFICES OF CHINA DAILY, WHICH WAS VARIOUS LINKS WITH BRITAIN. OUR NEXT TWO PRIORITIES IN THE INFORMATION-RELATED FIELD WOULD BE THE XINHUA/THOMSON JOURNALISTS TRAINING FOUNDATION AND THE OFFICES OF ECONOMIC DAILY. HOWEVER, ONCE THE DATES ARE CONFIRMED WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER FURTHER THOUGHTS ON HOW LORD GLENARTHUR'S EXTRA TIME IN PEKING MIGHT BEST BE USED AND HOW THE VARIOUS INTERESTS

INVOLVED (INCLUDING COMMERCIAL) SHOULD BE BALANCED.

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