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ALREADY HAVE MET MANY LEGCO MEMBERS, TO LIMIT THE INITIAL SESSION WITH OMELCO TO ABOUT HALF AN HOUR FOLLOWED BY DINNER.

4. MR GOODLAD AGREES THAT HE SHOULD SEE THE HMOCS ASSOCIATION FOR HALF AN HOUR. HE DOES NOT WANT TO CUT INTO THE MEETING WITH MR DAY AND WOULD ALSO PREFER A FREE HOUR BEFORE DINNER ON 27 MAY UNLESS THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION. COULD ANOTHER SLOT BE FOUND FOR THE HMOCS PEOPLE? HE HOPES THAT THE FORMULA FOR THE COMMUNITY LUNCH ON 27 MAY WILL BE THAT ADOPTED FOR RECENT MINISTERIAL VISITS, I.E. A SMALL NUMBER OF TABLES AT EACH OF WHICH MR GOODLAD WOULD SIT FOR DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MEAL, RATHER THAN A LARGER OCCASION TO WHICH HE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO MAKE A FORMAL SPEECH. HE WOULD LIKE A FULL HOUR WITH

UKREP JLG ON 25 MAY. THIS MAY MEAN SHAVING THE MEETING WITH THE

POLITICAL ADVISER. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE MR GOODLAD WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY OF SOME EXERCISE DURING THE VISIT, E.G. A GOOD WALK.

5. MR GOODLAD AGREES ALL THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 4 OF FIRST

TUR. HE PREFERS TO GIVE INFORMAL PRESS BRIEFINGS RATHER THAN A PRESS CONFERENCE, BUT WE CAN DISCUSS DETAILS IN HONG KONG.

6. MR GOODLAD IS CONSCIOUS THAT THIS AMOUNTS TO A LARGE NUMBER OF

CHANGES BUT HOPES THAT THEY ARE MANAGEABLE.

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