Miss Mitchell defended the use of the businessman
character in the play by saying that they had considered depicting a Hong Kong Government official, as represented "But if we had by Mr. Price on the television programme.
done that," said Miss Mitchell, "we would have been accused of presenting a biassed picture.
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The team had been fully aware of Mr. Easey's. bias.
He had been very useful in researching the subject.
It
had been a mistake not to have gone to Grafton Street for a precise formal statement, but the Hong Kong Government Office library had provided a Hong Kong yearbook and factsheets.
While working on "Empire Made", Miss Mitchell said, they had become aware that they had only touched the "tip of the
iceberg."
A member of the company said he had visited Hong Kong Trade Development Council for information on business in Hong Kong and there was amusement when he added that the TDC had responded helpfully with information on the benefits to
businessmen of investment in Hong Kong.
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