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FM CANBERRA
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 529
OF 06051OZ OCTOBER 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO IMMEDIATE ACTOR
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YOUR TELNO 1209: HONG KONG: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MEDIA
1. WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO ENSURE A POSITIVE AUSTRALIAN MEDIA RESPONSE BUT GIVEN THE TIME DIFFERENCE AND THE FACT THAT MOST MEDIA OUTLETS HERE WILL BE TAKING EARLY COPY FROM THEIR LONDON AND HONG KONG-BASED CORRESPONDENTS, IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF THE LATTER COULD BE INCLUDED IN ANY MEDIA BRIEFING CAMPAIGN EITHER IN LONDON OR HONG KONG. WE WONDER IF YOU ARE ALSO CONSIDERING ISSUING A SUMMARY OF THE KEY POINTS OF THE STATEMENT IN ADDITION TO THE STATEMENT ITSELF. WE AND OUR CONTACTS FIND THESE MOST HELPFUL.
2. BOTH THE MELBOURNE AGE AND THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD HAVE ACCESS TO COPY FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES. WE COULD PURSUE WITH THEM THE POSSIBILITY OF REPRODUCING THE PROPOSED ARTICLE BY THE GOVERNOR IF YOU WERE THINKING OF MAKING IT AVAILABLE MORE WIDELY.
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