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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, TOKYO, BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 268: FAC ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG

YOU ASKED WHETHER THERE WERE ANY DATES IN OCTOBER WHICH WOULD BE PARTICULARLY INCONVENIENT FOR THE FAC VISIT.

2. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: ONE ON FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER (THE DAY FOLLOWING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL) AND ONE ON SATURDAY 23 OCTOBER (CHUNG YEUNG).

3. HONG KONG WILL BE HOSTING A MEETING OF THE EAST ASIA FORUM FROM 13 TO 15 OCTOBER. THIS IS THE ASIAN EQUIVALENT OF DAVOS AND

WILL TIE UP A NUMBER OF POLICY SECRETARIES.

4. THE FAC WILL ALSO WISH TO KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NORMALLY TAKE PLACE ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF OCTOBER (THIS YEAR 13 OCTOBER).

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