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be a benefit to them in so far as the Chinese Government
would appreciate better reception in China of BBC programmes,
but they feel that the Finance Committee of the Hong Kong
Legislative Council would not be swayed by such an intangible
argument. I would like to think that in the next few months
they can be persuaded to change their minds.
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all
that ful
In my view it would be a tragedy for this country, for Hong Kong and for the BBC, if we allowed this opportunity to slip
from our grasp.
There is no doubt that the dedicated and
hard-working men and women of the BBC Chinese Service have
achieved great success. It would be nice to feel that they
will be given the chance not only of maintaining that success,
but of building on it, in the exciting future which lies
ahead".
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