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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 3170
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YOUR TELNO 2138: LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO HONG KONG : PRESS
HANDLING.
1.
I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE BEST FOR LORD GLENARTHUR NOT TO GIVE
THE COI AND INTERVIEWS TO THE HONG KONG MEDIA BEFORE HIS VISIT. BBC EXTERNAL SERVICES INTERVIEWS, PARTICULARLY THE FORMER, WILL BE PICKED UP HERE AND PROVIDE SOME, LIMITED, COPY.
2. LORD GLENARTHUR SHOULD KNOW THAT HE WILL BE FOLLOWED AROUND ON
IT WOULD BE A GOOD MANY OF HIS VISITS BY MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA. IDEA FOR HIM TO BE READY TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS TO THEM OFF THE
SEEN (E.G. HOUSING CUFF AS HE GOES ROUND, ABOUT WHAT HE HAS JUST ESTATE, CONTAINER PORT). THIS WILL HELP TO CREATE A GOOD RELATION- SHIP WITH THE MEDIA AND WILL COME OVER WELL IN THE INEVITABLY HEAVY COVERAGE OF HIS MOVEMENTS. HE CAN PARRY ANY QUESTIONS ON OTHER MATTERS BY REFERRING TO THE FACT THAT HE WILL BE GIVING A
PRESS
CONFERENCE AT THE END OF HIS VISIT.
3. AS YOU KNOW, LORD GLENARTHUR WILL BE EXPECTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO THE PRESS ON ARRIVAL AND WILL MAKE A SPEECH AT THE BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCH ON 18 SEPTEMBER. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO PROVIDE A DRAFT FOR EITHER OF THESE?
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