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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM RICKETTS, HKD PEKING STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
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YOUR TELNO 1124 CNOT TO PEKING): APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNOR: MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS
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I HAVE NOW HAD THE CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE GOVERNOR-DESIGNATE.
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THE TIMETABLE FOR MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS ON 24 APRIL WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1100 ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NUMBER 10. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL GIVE AN INTERVIEW TO THE BBC WORLD SERVICE AS WELL. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL RELEASE A SEPARATE STATEMENT.
1200 THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL GIVE SOME MEDIA INTERVIEWS.
-1430 THE GOVERNOR-DESIGNATE WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE AIMED MAINLY AT THE HONG KONG PRESS CORPS HERE. HE WILL AS YOU SUGGEST STICK TO GENERALITIES AND NOT GET INTO AREAS OF DETAILED
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THE GOVERNOR-DESIGNATE WILL BRIEF THE BRITISH LOBBY CORRESPONDENTS.
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