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1 MR NEEDHAM HAS AGREED TO VISIT CHINA AND HONG KONG

23-30 JULY.

2 HIS PROVISIONAL PLANS ARE TO TRAVEL FIRST TO CHINA, ARRIVING IN PEKING DURING THE EVENING OF 23 JULY BRACKET OTHER BUSINESS

PRECLUDES AN EARLIER ARRIVAL BRACKET. 24 JULY COULD BE SPENT ON CALLS IN PEKING AND 25 JULY ON FURTHER CALLS IF THEY COULD BE

ARRANGED ON A SATURDAY AND/OR A TRIP TO TIANJIN.

3 MR NEEDHAM WOULD DEPART FOR HONG KONG ON 26 JULY BRACKET

TIMING TO SUIT DEMANDS OF CHINA OR HONG KONG PROGRAMMES BRACKET.

HE PLANS TO STAY IN HONG KONG UNTIL 30 JULY BRACKET PROBABLY DEPARTING 23.30 ON CX 291 FOR ROME BRACKET DEVOTING THREE WORKING DAYS TO HONG KONG BUSINESS AND A FOURTH BRACKET 30 JULY BRACKET

TO A VISIT TO GUANGDONG PROVINCE. UNFORTUNATELY THE LOGISTICS OF

SUCH A SHORT TRIP MEAN THAT A VISIT TO SHANGHAI WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE.

4 THESE DATES REMAIN PROVISIONAL UNTIL THE DATES FOR THE FOREIGN SECRETARY'S VISIT TO HONG KONG ARE FIRMED UP. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE FOREIGN SECRETARY WILL BE IN MANILA FOR THE ASEAN MINISTERIAL WHICH IS NOW LIKELY TO BE HELD 27-29 JULY. THIS WOULD FREE UP THESE DATES FOR MR NEEDHAM TO VISIT HONG KONG.

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