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STUDENTS DURING MY VISIT TO SYDNEY UNIVERSITY.
MEDIA
I CAN SEE MERIT IN A TV INTERVIEW ON CHANNEL 9. BUT IT SOUNDS FROM WHAT YOU SAY AS IF I WOULD BE TALKING INTO A CAMERA
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IN MELBOURNE TO A STUDIO INTERVIEWER IN SYDNEY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE I DO NOT MUCH LIKE TALKING TO AN INANIMATE OBJECT. IS THERE ANY WAY OF AVOIDING THIS?
7. I AM CONTENT WITH THE ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS WITH THE PRINT MEDIA THAT YOU SUGGEST, PROVIDED THAT THEY CAN BE FITTED INTO THE PROGRAMME. I ALSO AGREE THAT MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE TWO SPEECHES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. DO YOU HAVE A NETWORK WITH THE MEDIA THROUGH WHICH COPIES OF THE SPEECHES CAN BE DISTRIBUTED?
SPEECHES
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE ON TOPICS. WE ARE CONSIDERING APPROPRIATE TITLES FOR BOTH SPEECHES AND WILL REVERT SHORTLY.
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HALF AN HOUR FOR THE SPEECH TO THE SYDNEY INSTITUTE LOOKS A BIT LONG. EXPERIENCE ELSEWHERE SUGGESTS THAT 20 MINUTES IS QUITE ENOUGH AND GIVES PEOPLE MORE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SUGGEST THIS TO THE ORGANISERS.
RECONNAISSANCE TRIP
THANK YOU FOR THE CONTACT NAME. I WILL ASK MY STAFF TO GET IN TOUCH WITH WILLIAM PATEY.
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I TAKE YOUR POINT THAT MY PROGRAMME IS BEING CO-ORDINATED CENTRALLY BY THE DPMC AND THAT THEY HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE IN THESE MATTERS. I WOULD NEVERTHELESS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF A MEMBER OF MY PARTY HAD ACTUALLY VISITED THE SPEECH VENUES AND MET SOME OF THE KEY PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAMME ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE NO HKG OFFICE IN AUSTRALIA AND NO EXPERIENCE OF VISITS THERE. THIS IS AN IDEA WE HAVE DISCUSSED TO THE AUSTRALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL HERE, WHO THOUGHT THAT IT WAS WELL WORTH DOING AND WOULD NOT OFFEND HIS GOVERNMENT. UNLESS YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT IT, I PROPOSE TO ASK MY STAFF TO DISCUSS THIS WITH WILLIAM PATEY.
WILSON
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