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MEETING WITH EXCO

NO PRESS, BUT MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE ALMOST CERTAIN TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE EXCO CHAMBER FOR THE MINISTER AND EXCO MEMBERS TO COME OUT. MR MAUDE IS NOT EXPECTED TO SPEAK TO THEM UNLESS HE CHOOSES TO DO SO.

MEETING WITH CIVIL SERVICE UNION LEADERS

NO PRESS. AGAIN MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL WAIT OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT FOR THE UNION LEADERS TO COME OUT AND GET COMMENTS FOR THEM, PARTICULARLY ON THE RIGHT OF ABODE ISSUE.

COMMUNITY LUNCH

NO PRESS. GIS WILL ISSUE PICTURE WITH CAPTION OF THE MINISTER CHATTING WITH THE COMMUNITY LEADERS BEFORE LUNCH IS SERVED.

VISIT TO COATES PRINTING

THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF FIXED PRESS POSITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE OF HIS VISIT ON THE FACTORY FLOORS. IT WOULD BE

DESIRABLE IF THE MINISTER COULD SPEAK TO THE PRESS AT THE END OF THIS VISIT ABOUT BRITISH TRADE INTEREST IN HONG KONG.

PRESS CONFERENCE

THE VENUE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE GIS THEATRE WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF ABOUT 100. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION WILL BE PROVIDED AND A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE IN BOTH LANGUAGES WILL BE ISSUED TO THE PRESS IN THE EVENING.

DEPARTURE AT KAI TAK

USUAL PRESS POSITION NEAR THE AIRBRIDGE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE. THE MINISTER IS NOT EXPECTED TO SPEAK.

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