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YRTELNO 163 EMIGRATION FROM HONG KONG: UK PRESS COVERAGE
1. IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGE HOW REPRESENTATIVE THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE HERALD TRIBUNE ARE. THEY ARE HOWEVER, HELPFUL, AND I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE STILL MORE HELPFUL IF WE COULD GET SUCH VIEWS REFLECTED IN THE U.K. PRESS.
2. THE BEST APPROACH MUST BE FOR US TO SPEAK TO UK CORRESPONDENTS HERE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO ELLIOT OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES WHO QUITE LIKED THE IDEA. WE WILL SPEAK TO OTHERS AND ALSO TRY TO EXPLORE WHETHER HAWKSLEY (BBC RADIO) WOULD DO A SIMILAR PIECE. CLEARLY ANY SEEDS THAT COULD BE SOWN ALONG SIMILAR LINES WITH EDITORS IN THE UK WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL. PERHAPS TOO ANY PAPERS WITH SYNDICATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE COULD BE ENCOURAGED IN LONDON TO REPRODUCE THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE. IT IS OF COURSE NOT EASY TO PERSUADE JOURNALISTS TO USE AN IDEA ALREADY USED BY A RIVAL, BUT WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN.
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1. WE WERE STRUCK BY AN ARTICLE IN TODAY'S EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE (A COPY OF WHICH IS BEING FAXED TO OSBORNE WHICH IS BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH A NUMBER OF YOUNG HONG KONG PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. ALL THOSE INTERVIEWED, SOME OF WHOM HAVE US PASSPORTS, SAY THAT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF JOINING THE BRAIN DRAIN, CITING AS REASONS THE EXCITING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG AND THE DRAWBACK OF HAVING TO START FROM SCRATCH ELSEWHERE.
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IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE ARTICLE HOW REPRESENTATIVE THESE VIEWS ARE. BUT IT OCCURS TO US THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF COMMENTS OF THIS KIND WERE ALSO REFLECTED IN THE UK PRESS. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON HOW THIS COULD BE ACHIEVED.
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