There were various aims for the journey:
- The 3rd International Conference on the History of Chinese Science held in Beijing 20-25 Aug.
- Wedding of Ho Peng Yoke’s [何丙郁 Ho Ping-Yü, He Bingyu] son Ho Yik Hong [何奕康] on 13 Sep.
- The 17th International Congress of Internal Medicine in Kyoto 7-12 Oct.
- To view the Qin Shi Huang (First Emperor)’s Terracotta Army at Lin tung [Lintong County, Xi'an, Shaanxi]
- To view the newly excavated 12th century Sung ocean-going ship at Chhüanchow (Quanzhou).

Itinerary:
Hong Kong: 19 Aug.
China (Beijing, Xian, Nanking, Shanghai, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Canton): 20 Aug. - 11 Sep.
Hong Kong: 11 - 16 Sep.
Taiwan (Tapei): 16 Sep. - 2 Oct.
Japan (Tokyo and Osaka): 2 - 13 Oct.
Hong Kong: 13 Oct.
London: 15 Oct.