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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, HANOI,
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PEKING
YOUR TELNO 2550: RTHK TRANSMISSION TO VIETNAM
WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE ANNOUNCED AS A NEWS ITEM ON THE BCC WORLD SERVICE TO VIETNAM.
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THE SUGGESTED PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS:
I HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) STARTS DIRECT RADIO BROADCASTS TO
VIETNAM.
THE PROGRAMME, PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG ON 7290 KHZ SHORT WAVE WILL BE BROADCAST ON A DAILY BASIS FROM 6 AM TO 8 AM VIETNAM TIME ( 7 AM TO 9 AM HONG KONG TIME) AND WILL BE REPEATED FROM
EVENING.
6 PT TO 8 PM VIETNAM TIME IN THE
INTERSPERSED WITH
THE PROGRAMME WILL INITIALLY CONSIST OF MUSIC MESSAGES IN VIETNAMESE EXPLAINING HONG KONG'S NEW SCREENING POLICY FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL HAS APPLIED TO THE INTERNATIONAL FREQUENCY REGISTRATION BOARD FOR THE USE OF THE FREQUENCY AND THE CURRENT BROADCASTS ARE BEING DONE ON A TRIAL BASIS.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE MONITORED AND A REVIEW CONDUCTED NEXT SUMMER.'
WILSON
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