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YOUR TELNO 1539: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL: ARRIVAL SPEECH

1. IT APPEARS FROM HONG KONG TELNOS 589 AND 590 OF 17 FEBRUARY 1987 THAT A FIRST DRAFT OF THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL SPEECH WAS PRODUCED IN HONG KONG.

2. WE WILL, AS THE GOVERNOR HAS SUGGESTED, BE PREPARING A FIRST DRAFT IN LONDON THIS TIME. BUT I THOUGHT IT BEST TO CHECK WITH YOU IN ADVANCE ON THE POINTS OF LOCAL CONCERN WHICH WE SHOULD TOUCH ON. IN ADDITION TO RELATIONS WITH CHINA, MY LIST WOULD INCLUDE THE ECONOMY: THE AIRPORT PROJECT: LAW AND ORDER: AND BRIEF REFERENCES TO HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IF YOU HAD ANY THOUGHTS ON PARTICULAR ANGLES ON ANY OF THESE SUBJECTS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO HAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND BARONESS DUNN WILL COVER IN THEIR OWN SPEECHES OF WELCOME.

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