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(b) The Government Information Services has encouraged overseas radio and T. V.
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(a)
(e)
(f)
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producers to give coverage to the
normality and progress to be found in the Colony.
Guidance reports have been sent by agencies in Hong Kong to overseas representatives so that they might be well briefed when making contacts with persons abroad. G.I.3. in particular has been sending such bulletins twice daily to their overseas representatives and T.D.C. representatives. Also increasing use has
been made of guidance telegrams to British Missions overseas.
Literature designed to promote confidence was sent out by the various agencies either by direct mail or via overseas
representatives to the wide variety of persons who have an interest in Hong Kong. (See Annexure A).
Some overseas representatives have been recalled to Hong Kong for up-to-date verbal briefings. (See Annexure B).
Businessmen in Hong Kong have been briefed by Government and their Associations on current trends so that they may themselves retain confidence and in turn emanate confidence whenever dealing with overseas associates.
Various trade and business leaders from Hong Kong, when travelling abroad, have used every possible opportunity to give radio or T. V. interviews, lectures or personal talks to engender a feeling of confidence in Hong Kong. (See Annexure C).
(h) Hong Kong rather than a European city was
used as a venue for talks with a trade delegation from the Benelux countries during the disturbances as a gesture to show that the Colony was quite safe for such a purpose at that time.
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