6. BBC Far East Relay Station
Grateful for Hong Kong Government's agreement to make Tsang Tsui
site available to BBC. Designed to improve quality of BBC's
signal in region. Hong Kong likely to benefit, for example by receiving BBC services much more clearly locally.
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Overseas Students Fees
Pleased that agreement on joint funding scheme reached by HMG
and Hong Kong Government. Hope this will lead to increase in
numbers of Hong Kong students coming to UK.
Naval Deployment
Confirm deployment to Far East and Pacific is taking place from September to March.
Hong Kong Deployment
Details of second half of group deployment
have yet to be worked out. Planning not yet complete; therefore
too soon to comment on visits which might be undertaken after
New year.