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(H) STOCK EXCHANGE: POINT TAKEN. WE WILL ARRANGE A MEETING WITH HKG AND SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION EXPERTS ON REGULATION ISSUE.
(I) VISIT TO VBP CAMP: NO PROBLEM: THE BLACK MUSEUM IS AT WHITEHEAD. THE UNHCR CHIEF OF MISSION, VAN LEEUWEN, WILL BE OUT OF HONG KONG BUT WE WILL ARRANGE FOR HIS DEPUTY, ANNE DAWSON-SHEPHERD, TO BE AT THE CAMP TO MEET THE MINISTER.
(J) VISIT TO THE BORDER AND NEW TOWN: THERE ARE NO BRITISH (OR ANY OTHER LARGE) INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS NEAR THE BORDER. WE PROPOSE TO TAKE THE MINISTER AND MRS. MAUDE TO SEE THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER STATION AT CASTLE PEAK EN ROUTE FROM FANLING BACK TO CENTRAL. THE VISIT WILL BE BY HELICOPTER. PETER HEAP WILL ACCOMPANY.
(K) WONG TAI SIN: THE VISIT WILL INCLUDE A PANORAMA VIEW FROM THE TOP OF A HOUSING ESTATE, A TOUR OF AN OLD AND NEW ESTATE PLUS A COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, AND A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT AND ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT, PLUS BRIEFINGS EN ROUTE.
(L) VISIT TO MACAU: BTC HAVE MADE BOOKINGS ON THE 3PM JETFOIL (THERE IS NOW NO 3.15 SAILING). THIS WILL BE A TIGHT RUN FROM THE AIRPORT, BUT MANAGEABLE PROVIDED THE PLANE IS ON TIME. WE SUGGEST THE MINISTER AND PARTY CARRY A CHANGE OF CLOTHES ON THE AIRCRAFT. WE CAN ARRANGE VIP SHOWER FACILITIES ETC AT KAI TAK.
2. WOULD THE MINISTER, MRS MAUDE AND YOU LIKE TO GO TO FANLING LODGE RATHER THAN TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE ON SATURDAY EVENING? YOU COULD GO STRAIGHT FROM THE MACAU JETFOIL TERMINAL AND YOUR LUGGAGE WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO FANLING FROM KAI TAK. THE PARTY COULD THEN GO STRAIGHT TO THE LADY MAURINE (TLM) ON SUNDAY MORNING GOING THROUGH A DIFFERENT PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND WITH A SHORTER JOURNEY TO LANTAU. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOT ROOM FOR ALL THE PARTY AT FANLING: ALAN PAUL COULD STAY AT GH AND THEN JOIN THE TLM ON SUNDAY. ALTERNATIVELY HE MIGHT PREFER TO VISIT RELATIVES. (WE MIGHT FIT THE EVENING WALK ROUND CENTRAL AND WESTERN IN DURING THE WEEK).
3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS DESKBY 04010OZ SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE FINAL DRAFTS OF THE MINISTER'S AND MRS MAUDE'S PROGRAMMES. THURSDAY 5 APRIL IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY HERE.
WILSON
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