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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL. HKD

YOUR TELNOS 93-95: VISIT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO HONG KONG: PROGRAMME

1. THANK YOU FOR THE REVISED PROGRAMME AND FOR THE FURTHER SUGGESTIONS.

2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE DAME LYDIA DUNN BRIEFLY ON THE AFTERNOON OF SATURDAY 13 JANUARY AND WOULD WELCOME AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH YOURSELF AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY ON THE SAME AFTERNOON. HE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF SIR ALAN DONALD AND MR GALSWORTHY COULD BOTH BE INCLUDED IN THE LATTER MEETING. 3. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE ONE OF THE UNITS ON BORDER DUTY AFTER LUNCH ON 14 JANUARY AND WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE SHEN ZHEN FROM ONE OF THE VANTAGE POINTS.

4. A TELEGRAM ABOUT MRS HURD'S PROGRAMME WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

5. ANDREW BURNS IS IN TOUCH SEPARATELY ABOUT MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS. IT IS CLEAR THAT MORE TIME IS GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND FOR THE ONE-TO-ONE INTERVIEWS, THEREBY CURTAILING TO AN UNACCEPTABLE EXTENT THE TIME ALLOCATED

TO THE VISIT TO THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION. WE SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF THE VISIT TO THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION COULD BE RE-SCHEDULED, PERHAPS TO 1430-1630 ON 16 JANUARY, FOLLOWED BY PREPARATION FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THE PRESS CONFERENCE ITSELF AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS FROM 1630-1930.

IN ANY EVENT, WE WOULD SEE VALUE IN THE VISIT TAKING PLACE DURING THE WORKING DAY.

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