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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2108
OF 27120OZ JUNE 89
INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
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MDHIAN 1014
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
MY THIRD IPT: VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF OUR DRAFT PRESS RELEASE :
BEGINS
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, WILL PAY A THREE-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO HONG KONG EARLY NEXT MONTH TO GET FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN
THE TERRITORY FOLLOWING THE RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA.
2. HE WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE HIMSELF ON DEVELOPMENTS IN
VARIOUS FIELDS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE HIS LAST VISIT TO HONG
KONG IN MAY LAST YEAR.
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3. HIS VISIT PROGRAMME BEGINNING ON SUNDAY 2 JULY WILL INCLUDE A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OMELCO MEMBERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION: AND LUNCHES WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AS WELL AS BANKERS, BUSINESSMEN AND PROFESSIONALS.
4. APART FROM MEETINGS, SIR GEOFFREY WILL TAKE AN EXTENSIVE HELICOPTER TOUR TO SEE HONG KONG'S LATEST DEVELOPEMNTS. DURING THE COURSE OF THE TOUR, HE WILL VISIT TWO VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CENTRES TO SEE HOW HONG KONG IS TACKLING THIS PROBLEM.
5. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF HIS PROGRAMME WILL BE A VISIT TO THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, WHICH IS TO OPEN SHORTLY.
6.
SIR GEOFFREY WILL ATTEND A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, 4 JULY, AND WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE RETURNING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE EVENING.
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