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BRUSSELS: PLEASE PASS COPY TO-PATRICK WILLIAMSON.

MY VISIT TO JAPAN, BRUSSELS AND LONDON.

1. WE WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING MY FORTHCOMING VISITS TO JAPAN AND EUROPE.

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GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON THE FOLLOWING DRAFT, DESKBY 26010OZ (WE HAVE ALREADY INCORPORATED TOKYO COMMENTS).

BEGINS:

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WILL VISIT JAPAN, BRUSSELS AND LONDON DURING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

MR PATTEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 MARCH. HE WILL MEET SENIOR POLITICAL LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BANKERS AND BUSINESSMEN AND WOMEN IN TOKYO. HE WILL ALSO ATTEND THE NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM-JAPAN 2000 GROUP AT AWASHIMA AND GIVE AN ADDRESS ON ''HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA IN AN ASIAN PACIFIC CONTEXT''

THE UNITED KINGDOM-JAPAN 2000 GROUP IS A PRIVATE BILATERAL FORUM WITH A MEMBERSHIP DRAWN FROM GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, FINANCE AND ACADEMIC IN BOTH COUNTRIES. ITS MEETINGS ARE PRIVATE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HONG KONG HAS FEATURE

AS A MAJOR ITEM ON THE GROUP'S AGENDA AND MR PATTEN IS PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO LEAD A DISCUSSION DURING A SPECIAL

SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE.

''THE INVITATION TO MR PATTEN IS A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY TO

EXPLAIN HONG KONG'S PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH CHINA AND THE REGION''.

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