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FM FCO 221700Z JUNE
TO PRIORITY NEW DELHI
TELEGRAM NUMBER 346 OF 22 JUNE 1979
AND TO BANKOK, BRASILIA, BRUSSELS, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DACCA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, PARIS, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, WASHINGTON, STOCKHOLM
INFO HONG KONG
1. DURING A VISIT TO LONDON THE INFORMATION SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG (GHK), DAVID FORD, TOLD THE FCO
THAT THE GHK WAS READY TO ARRANGE FACILITIES IN HONG KONG
FOR JOURNALISTS TO INTERVIEW REFUGEES FROM INDOCHINA AND SEE
THE EFFECT OF THEIR EXODUX ON HONG KONG. JOURNALISTS FROM
THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES COVERING THE ASEAN CONFERENCE IN BALI
MIGHT PARTICULARLY BE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT HONG KONG.
2. IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN THESE FACILITIES, POINT OF CONTACT IN HONG KONG IS JOHN SLIMMING, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION SERVICES.
3. FORD SAID GHK COULD HELP MEET EXPENSES OF TRAVEL AND
ACCOMMODATION BUT IT IS FOR YOU TO DECIDE WHETHER IT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE TO PASS ON SUCH AN OFFER.
PA
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