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RESTRYN 521
20 JAN1975
HICK 3, HKK3/548
1975
TO IMMEDIATE MANILA TELEGRAM NUMBER 3 OF 17 JANUARY, INFO
IMMEDIATE F C O (PERSONAL FOR HEADS OF HKIOD AND NEWS DEPARTMENT) AND PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR).
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY FROM DIRECTOR OF
INFORMATION SERVICES.
IN GENERAL, LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS' PRESS CONFERENCE ON 16 JANUARY WAS WELL RECEIVED AND REPORTED IN A BALANCED WAY IN TODAY'S PRESS ALONG THE LINES OF THE COVERAGE IN SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. HOWEVER, SOME PAPERS HAVE INTERPRETED THE MINISTER'S REPLY TO A QUESTION ON WIDER REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS A ''GREEN LIGHT' FOR A MOVE TOWARDS SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR HONG KONG. TRANSCRIPT OF MINISTER'S
REPLY IS IN MY LF.T
2. I THOUGHT IT WISE TO ISSUE A SHORT STATEMENT TO AVOID ANY
FURTHER MISINTERPRETATION. TEXT FOLLOWS IN MY SECOND 1.F.T.
3. FOR STUART KIOD. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD RESTRICT F C O
DISTRIBUTION TO MIMIMUM.
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