TNAG-2049-FCO40-2919-Visits-by-Lord-Caithness--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and--1990 — Page 146

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MDHIAN 7597

COMMUNITY LUNCH HOSTED BY SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS

NO PRESS. GIS WILL ISSUE A PICTURE. SOME JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE LUNCH AND MAY TRY TO ASK THE MINISTER QUESTIONS DURING THE RECEPTION OR THE LUNCH ITSELF.

PRESS CONFERENCE

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES' THEATRE WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF ABOUT 100. THERE

WILL BE SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION AND GIS WILL ISSUE A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE LATER IN THE EVENING. WE HAVE ALLOCATED 35 MINUTES FOR THIS, BUT IT COULD GO ON LONGER IF THE MINISTER WISHED.

DEPARTURE AT THE AIRPORT

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED NEAR THE AIRBRIDGE.

THE MINISTER WILL NOT BE EXPECTED TO SPEAK TO THE PRESS.

WILSON

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DISTRIBUTION

33

MAIN

33

LIMITED

HKD

NEWS D

FED

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

PS/PUS

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

MISS SPENCER

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