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- 9 MAY 1984
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1227 OF 5 MAY
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YOUR TELNO. 814 OF 4 MAY.
FOLLOWING FOR NEWS DEPARTMENT FROM TSAO
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OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ABOUT 12 REPRESENTATIVES FROM TV,
RADIO AND PRINT MEDIA HERE (ENGLISH AND CHINESE) WILL TRAVEL TO
UK TO COVER UMELCO VISIT AND HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE. THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE AND GROWING INTEREST HERE IN BOTH. AS YOU ARE
ARRANGING BRIEFING FOR UK MEDIA IT WOULD SEEM APPROPRIATE TO
GRGANISE BRIEFING FOR HK PRESS ALSO. WITH THE NUMBER OF UK-BASED
HK MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ADDED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HK PRESS
REPRESENTATIVES COULD BE ASOUT 20.
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