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ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG: FOR MY 'HOSTS' AND A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT STAFF. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.

FOR PEKING: I AM AFRAID I CANNOT ARRIVE IN PEKING BEFORE

9 DECEMBER. I AM HAPPY TO JOIN PETER RICKETTS FOR HIS PROGRAMME

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FOR AS LONG AS OUR VISITS CORRESPOND. THEREAFTER, OBVIOUSLY, I

AM AT YOUR DISPOSAL. I HOPE THIS IS NOT TOO INCONVENIENT.

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ONE PERSONAL POINT I SHOULD MENTION, I CANNOT EAT PORK OR ANY PIG-RELATED MEATS. I RECOGNISE THIS IS A BORE (EXCLAMATION

MARK) FOR A VISIT TO CHINA/HONG KONG.

10. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF I COULD SEE DRAFT PROGRAMMES FROM

BOTH PEKING AND HONG KONG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SIGNED DR S D HARKIN

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