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1. WE WOULD SEE ADVANTAGES IN ANNOUNCING VISIT THIS WEEK TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PUBLICITY. NOT ISSUING RELEASE UNTIL 18 SEPTEMBER GIVE INSUFFICIENT WARNING OF VISIT AND MOREOVER VISIT EARLY NEXT WEEK BY LORD CAITHNESS MIGHT OVERSHADOW ANY ANNOUNCEMENT MADE THEN. FOLLOWING IS PROPOSED TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CLEAR WITH PRIVATE OFFICE.

BEGINS:

THE HON. TIMOTHY SAINSBURY MP, UK MINISTER FOR TRADE, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM 22-26 SEPTEMBER.

/MR SAINSBURY WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH HE THE GOVERNOR, AND SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INCLUDING MR JOHN CHAN, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY. HE WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLANS. MR SAINSBURY WILL VISIT THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS WHERE HE WILL SEE THE METRO CAMMELL ASSEMBLY PLANT. HE WILL VISIT HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY'S POWER STATION ON LAMMA ISLAND AND ALSO THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL AND HAMMER HILL FLYOVER SITE, AND MTL CONTAINER TERMINAL. HE WILL SEE A SELECTION OF BRITISH RETAILERS: HE WILL BE PRESENT AT THE OPENING OF MULBERRY'S NEW FASHION STORE IN HARBOUR CITY AND WILL ALSO VISIT MARKS AND SPENCER AND HABITAT STORES. MR SAINSBURY WILL BE GUEST SPEAKER AT A LUNCH HOSTED JOINTLY BY THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER AND THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON 25 SEPTEMBER.

MR SAINSBURY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE AND OFFICIALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY. THE MINISTER AND MRS SAINSBURY WILL BE GUESTS OF HE THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE DURING THEIR STAY.

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