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No. HWB.13/22
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DRAFT Semi-Official
letter
Type 1 +
To:-
From
Lord Shepherd
Lord Hill,
Telephone No. & Ext.
Chairman, B.B.C.,
Broadcasting House,
London, W.1.
Department
A.W. Gaminara 26/2
Copy to:-
Sir David Trench
My attention has been drawn to a copy of
a letter dated 8th February addressed to you
by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Trench,
concerning a B.B.C. television programme on
the 9th January about Hong Kong.
I have studied the transcript of the
programme in question and have no hesitation
in saying that I agree wholeheartedly with
the strictures contained in the Governor's
letter both as regards the content of the
programme and the manner in which it was
presented.
The first point I would like to make is
that Sir David Trench is essentially a liberal
man and a liberal Governor and is not one to
resent or be afraid of criticism.
That he
should have written to you in this manner is
an indication of the strength of his feeling
on the subject. I really do not see why busy
people who carry a very heavy burden of
responsibility, and Sir David certainly comes
within this category, should be expected to
give up their valuable time to help in the
compilation of programmes of this kind if
their efforts to co-operate are to be treated
in this cavalier manner. Indeed, although I
did not see the programme myself, reading the
transcript gives one the impression that not
only did the programme give an entirely false
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