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1. YOUR PARA 2. MR BALKER IS BOUND TO BE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE GOVERNORSHIP BY BOTH UMELCO AND THE PRESS WHICH UNDER
YOUR SCENARIO HE WOULD HAVE TO DODGE. THERE WOULD BE WIDE ROOM
FOR MISINTERPRETATION OF WHAT HE HAS SAID OR NOT SAID WHEN
24 HOURS LATER AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE. WOULD IT NOT BE BETTER
MAKE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT 1800 HONG KONG TIME ON SUNDAY SO THAT IT IS OUT OF THE WAY DURING HIS VISIT ? ALTERNATIVELY HE COULD MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY AT 1630 OR 1500, IF THIS IS NOT TOO EARLY FOR YOU.
2. IF YOU AGREE THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE ON SUNDAY I WOULD INFORM EXCO BY LETTER (WHICH IN SOME WAYS I WOULD PREFER).
3. PERHAPS MR MURRAY WOULD DISCUSS WITH MR BLAKER AND COMMENT VERY URGENTLY.
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