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INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

YOUR TELS NOS 102 AND 103: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: PRESS

ARRANGEMENTS

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THANK YOU FOR THIS DETAILED ADVICE WHICH LOOKS FINE SUBJECT

TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(F)

ITEM 1: ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK. HEAD OF NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL

TRY TO IDENTIFY SUCH UK JOURNALISTS AS ARE ON THE FLIGHT.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF OSBORNE COULD COME ON BOARD TO

CONFIRM PRESS RECEPTION ARRANGEMENTS AND ESCORT THE UK

JOURNALISTS OFF THE AIRCRAFT IN ADVANCE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

ITEM 4. PLEASE TRY TO AVOID MEDIA BEING PRESENT AT THE

BORDER AFTER LUNCH.

ITEMS 7 AND 8. WILL THE PRESS WHO COVER THE VISIT TO THE

HENG ON HOUSING ESTATE BE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO THE FACTORY VISIT TO HEAR ANYTHING SAID BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE? IF NOT, IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO LEAVE OPEN THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME REMARKS AT THE END OF THE VISIT TO THE HOUSING ESTATE SINCE BY THEN THE PRESS WILL HAVE WAITED FOR NEARLY 2 DAYS FOR ANY DIRECT COMMENT. IN ANY CASE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME POINTS TO MAKE IF DOORSTEPPED BY JOURNALISTS AT THE

HOUSING ESTATE AS WELL AS AT THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

ITEM 9: WE ASSUME THAT THE BRITISH JOURNALISTS WILL BE HELD

IN AN ANTE-ROOM DURING THE LUNCH. IT WILL BE MONEY WELL SPENT IF THEY COULD BE PROVIDED WITH FOOD AS WELL AS

REFRESHMENT.

(E) WILL TRANSPORT BE AVAILABLE TO FERRY ANY BRITISH JOURNALISTS

WHO WISH FROM THE LUNCH TO THE DISTRICT BOARD MEETING? ITEM 14: VISIT TO THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE/BOAT PEOPLE CAMPS.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS ASKED THAT THE VISIT SHOULD BE VERY WELL PREPARED BOTH IN TERMS OF WHAT HE DOES AND THE MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE ARRANGEMENTS. WILL THERE BY ANY

LIMIT TO THE NUMBERS OF MEDIA ABLE TO VISIT THE DETENTION CENTRE AND HEAR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S REMARKS ON DEPARTURE?

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