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INFO ROUTINE FCO, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, CANBERRA, SYDNEY INFO SAVING AUCKLAND
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YOUR TELNO 5: VISIT BY GOVERNOR TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION
1. WE ARE CONTENT FOR THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG TO BE THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT ON THE VISIT. WE WILL OF COURSE STAY CLOSELY IN TOUCH WITH THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND TRADE THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
SPEECHES
2. WELLINGTON. EVENING FUNCTIONS AT THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NORMALLY BEGIN AT 5.30 AND LAST ABOUT AN HOUR (WELCOME, 20 MINS SPEECH, QUESTIONS AND A SHORT FAREWELL DRINK). YOU WOULD THEREFORE HAVE TIME FOR A SPEECH ON EITHER 15 OR 16 MAY. BUT I AGREE THAT 15 MAY SEEMS THE BETTER BET.
AUCKLAND
3. WE WERE CONTACTED LAST WEEK BY STEPHEN MAK, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN SYDNEY (WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND). HE ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG/NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HOSTING A LUNCH IN YOUR HONOUR WHILE YOU WERE IN AUCKLAND. IF YOU WERE CONTENT, AND IF THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WERE PREPARED TO INVITE A GOOD RANGE OF BUSINESSMEN AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD FORUM FOR YOUR BUSINESS ORIENTED SPEECH. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS BEFORE WE GO BACK TO MAK. (THIS FUNCTION WOULD REPLACE JOHN HOLDING'S LUNCH).
MEDIA
4. AN INTERVIEW ON GOOD MORNING NEW ZEALAND WOULD PROBABLY BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 8.10 AND 8.30AM. I HOPE THIS IS NOT TOO
EARLY A START EXCLAM.
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