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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD
YOUR TELNO 1650: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG ANNOUNCEMENT
1. MINISTERS HAVE AGREED TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT SET OUT IN PARA 1 OF OUR TELNO 1102. IT WILL BE MADE AT 1130 GMT.
2.
AS REGARDS THE OTHER POINTS MENTIONED IN YOUR TUR, WE HAVE MO DIFFICULTY ABOUT YOUR MENTIONING THE COMPOSITION OF THE VISITING PARTY INCLUDING THE ACCOMPANYING SENIOR OFFICIALS WHO WILL BE MCLAREN, MEYER (HEAD OF NEWS DEPT), GALSWORTHY AND HUM. WE ARE CONTENT TO LEAVE IT TO YOU TO MENTION
WHATEVER ASPECTS OF THE HONG KONG PROGRAMME YOU CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.
3. THE LINE THAT NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL BE TAKING ABOUT THE
REASON FOR THE VISIT TO HONG KONG IS SIMPLY THAT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
BRIEF STOPOVER IN 1986
HAS NOT VISITED HONG KONG SINCE HIS
(WHEN ACCOMPANYING THE QUEEN TO CHINA)
AND HE WISHES TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
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