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LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO HONG KONG PRESS HANDLING
1.
YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT LORD GLENARTHUR'S OFFICE HAVE
BEEN ASKED BY KIT CUMMINGS, RTHK, WHETHER THE MINISTER WOULD
AGREE TO GIVE A SHORT RADIO INTERVIEW TO RTHK BEFORE HE LEAVES
FOR HONG KONG. WE DO NOT (NOT) THINK IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE FOR
THE MINISTER TO AGREE TO GIVE INTERVIEWS TO THE HONG KONG MEDIA
BEFORE HIS VISIT. NEWS DEPT ARE INFORMING RTHK THAT THERE IS
INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE MINISTER'S RETURN
TO THE OFFICE AND HIS DEPARTURE FOR HONG KONG, BUT THAT HE LOOKS
FORWARD TO MEETING ALL THE HONG KONG MEDIA AT HIS PRESS
CONFERENCE DURING HIS VISIT. WE SHALL TAKE A SIMILAR LINE IN
RESPONSE TO ANY OTHER SUCH APPROACHES FROM HONG KONG.
2.
WE DO HOWEVER SEE ADVANTAGE IN THE MINISTER GIVING TWO
VERY BRIEF INTERVIEWS BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FOR HONG KONG ONE TO
COI AND THE OTHER TO BBC EXTERNAL SERVICES EACH WILL BE A SHORT
ON THE RECORD SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT. QUESTIONS WILL BE
SIMPLE AND UNCONTROVERSIAL. WE ENVISAGE THAT BOTH INTERVIEWS
WILL TAKE PLACE ON 1U SEPTEMBER.
SEPARATELY, YOU WILL WISH TO BE AWARE THAT THE MINISTER
WILL NOT (NOT) BE ACCOMPANIED BY A NEWS DEPT REPRESENTATIVE ON
3.
HIS VISIT.
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