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YRTELNO 1628: LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO HONG KONG 15
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1. THE LIST OF BRIEFS IN TUR IS COMPREHENSIVE AND WILL PROVIDE A VERY ADEQUATE BASIS FOR THE VISIT. I HAVE NO OTHERS TO SUGGEST.
2. THE ADDITIONAL BRIEFING MATERIAL YOU HAVE REQUESTED IS BEING PREPARED AND WILL BE FAXED TO PAUL, HKD ON 10 SEPTEMBER. THE MOOD IN HONG KONG TELEGRAM WILL BE SENT TO YOU ON 13 SEPTEMBER, AS REQUESTED.
3. FOR THE PRESS BRIEF, I BELIEVE THE MAIN FOCUS OF MEDIA QUESTIONS FOR LORD CAITHNESS IS LIKELY TO BE ON THE FAIRLY PREDICTABLE ISSUES OF UK/CHINA RELATIONS, VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE, MORALE IN HONG KONG, THE BRAIN DRAIN AND LORD CAITHNESS' FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF HONG KONG. THE MEDIA WILL BE LOOKING, AS ALWAYS, FOR A NEW MESSAGE OR SIGNS OF ANY CHANGE IN UK GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG BUT, GIVEN LORD CAITHNESS' BRIEF TIME IN POST, WILL NOT REALLY BE EXPECTING MUCH IN THIS CONNECTION.
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