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MDHIAN 621,

(F)

LORD

HELICOPTER TOUR INCLUDING THE NEW AIRPORT SITE. CAITHNESS LAST DID A FULL TOUR OF THE TERRITORY IN SEPTEMBER 1990. WELL WORTH AN UPDATE, INCLUDING A STOP ON CHEK LAP KOK TO SEE THE WORK ALREADY STARTED AND FOR A BRIEFING ON THE LAST DEVELOPMENTS. LORD CAITHNESS MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN A SECOND STOP NEAR LANTAU PEAK TO SEE THE PO LIN MONASTERY AND THE NEWLY COMPLETED STATUE OF BUDDHA, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE REGION.

(G) VISIT TO A SCHOOL.

IT WOULD PROBABLY BE WORTH INCLUDING VISITS TO BOTH A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY SCHOOL, ONE IN THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR, THE OTHER SUBVENTED, TO GIVE A BROADER PICTURE. LORD CAITHNESS MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO CONSIDER A VISIT TO

ONE OF OUR POLYTECHNICS.

(H)

VISITS TO BRITISH FACTORY.

THE BTC HAS SUGGESTED TWO FACTORIES IN THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE. THIS COULD BE COMBINED WITH A VISIT TO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, WHERE I UNDERSTAND LORD CAITHNESS WISHES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EQUIPMENT THAT HMG IS DONATING TO THE UNIVERSITY.

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WE HAVE INCLUDED A NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS NOT SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY LORD CAITHNESS, BUT WHICH FORM A PART OF HIS REGULAR VISIT PROGRAMMES. THESE INCLUDE MEETINGS WITH ME AT THE START AND END OF HIS PROGRAMME, A MEETING AND DINNER WITH OMELCO, AND A COMMUNITY LUNCH HOSTED BY SHA. WE HAVE ALSO SUGGESTED:

(A)

A DISTRICT VISIT.

LORD CAITHNESS HAS VISITED TUEN MUN, SHATIN, TSEUNG KWAN O AND WONG TAI SIN. HE HAS NOT YET BEEN TO A DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND, AND MIGHT LIKE TO CONSIDER ABERDEEN WHICH HAS AN INTERESTING MIX OF NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, OLDER ACCOMMODATION, FACTORIES AND BOAT DWELLERS (IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR).

(B)

VIETNAMESE CAMP.

LORD CAITHNESS HAS ALREADY VISITED WHITEHEAD, PILLAR POINT, TAI A CHAU, HEI LING CHAU AND LO WU. ANOTHER VISIT WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE PUBLICITY TO

THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF REPATRIATION. HE HAS NOT YET BEEN TO SEK KONG CAMP, WHICH I RECOMMEND ON THIS OCCASION.

(C)

LUNCH WITH BANKERS HOSTED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY. FORMER FS HOSTED A GENERAL BUSINESS LUNCH DURING LORD CAITHNESS' SEPTEMBER 1990 VISIT. THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THE BANKING SECTOR.

(D)

SBTC WOULD LIKE TO HOST A MEAL WITH A GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN,

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