CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1153
OF 19040OZ MARCH 88:
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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HUD 306/4 TOP COPY
Q DIST 7
001147 MDLIAN 3657
OUR TELNO 160 CTO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON): RENEWAL OF TELEVISION LICENCES
THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP HAVE ATTRACTED ADVERSE COMMENTS BY COMMENTATOR TONG YUK-HON OF TA KUNG PO WHO ACCUSED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OF RELEGATING THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONALITY AND OPENING THE DOOR FOR FOREIGN CONTROL OF TELEVIS- I ON COMPANIES. WE SHALL FAX TO YOU THE THREE ARTICLES BY TONG AND
THEIR TRANSLATION.
2. WE ARE NOW ALSO PREPARING A DEFENSIVE LINE AND SHALL TELEGRAPH TO YOU AND PEKING FOR COMMENTS SHORTLY.
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