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CONFIDENTIAL

MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG 17-19 SEPTEMBER 1989

BRIEF NO 1(b) : PROGRAMME

Saturday

16 September

1945

ETD Gatwick Flight BA35

Sunday

17 September

1825

Monday

2015

Arrive Hong Kong on flight BA35. Met by

Governor, Chief Secretary and Senior British

Trade Commissioner, Press statement at the

airport.

Dinner hosted by the Governor at Government

house. Attended by the senior members of

ExCo and LegCo, a small group of senior officials and Peter Heap.

18 September

0800

Meeting at Government House with senior

officials.

0930 Visit by helicopter to refugee camps.

(Hei Ling Chau for boat people and Bowring

camp for refugees, short press statement

and questions at Hei Ling Chau) overflying

Sokos, Airport site, Tuen Mun, Sek Kong, Shatin and High Island en route.

Meeting at Government House with Van

Leeuwen (UNHCR).

1200

1300

Lunch hosted by Chief Secretary with

businessmen, bankers, and industrialists (20

in all). Press doorstep after lunch.

1430

1530

1700

First meeting with 6 pressure groups

in ExCo ante-room at Secretariat.

Press doorstep afterwards.

Visit to BTC Hong Kong.

Second meeting with 9 other

pressure groups in ExCo ante-room.

Press doorstep afterwards.

CONFIDENTIAL

PROGRAMME