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7. COI HAVE ARRANGEMENTS IN HAND AND WILL HENCEFORTH BE

TELEGRAPHING TO YOU DIRECTLY. ON PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELNO 281 WE HAVE CONFIRMED WITH COI THAT THEY WILL PAY FOR HKG MEMBERS IN

THE FIRST INSTANCE AND INVOICE HKG AFTERWARDS. WE UNDERSTAND

FROM COI THAT THE TRIP WILL COST ROUGHLY/ROUGHLY POUNDS 450 PER

HEAD BUT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A MORE EXACT FIGURE SHORTLY. WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO FIND FUNDS FOR MARTIN AND PARTON.

WE DO NOT ENVISAGE THAT

ALAN PAUL WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE TRIP.

DRINKS PARTY

8.

IN THE PAST WE HAVE HELD A DRINKS PARTY BEFORE THE MEETING FOR HONG KONG AND BRITISH PARTICIPANTS ONLY. WE SHOULD LIKE TO REINSTATE THIS SINCE IT IS A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TEAM TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT AND AUS. ANDREW BURNS HAS KINDLY AGREED TO

HOST A DRINKS PARTY IN THE OFFICE FOR THE BRITISH SIDE ON FRIDAY

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GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU AND

OTHER PARTICIPANTS WOULD TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

NUMBERS/NAMES

9. FOR PLANNING AND BUDGETING PURPOSES IT WILL BE

HELPFUL FOR US TO KNOW AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE NUMBERS, NAMES AND TRAVEL DETAILS OF BOTH SIDES.

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