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for Pattem,
This is the view from the FCO's Information (Press Officer in Hong Kony, based at the British Trade Commission.
I attach tw
media Teles
Telegrams
prepared by the Hong Kong Convernment's Information service, covering similar ground The ove new slant is in paragraph 2 of the second Tel. (No. 1152) about your alleged intention to
"form
a new power base inside Government House".
PS/Mr Patten atten
27/14 میں
From: David Crystal
News Department
Date: 27 April 1992
HKD 010/1
CC: PS
RECEIVED IN REGISTEN
30 APR 1992
DESK OFFICER
HK GOVERNOR: HK MEDIA
INDE
PS/Mr Goodlad
PS/PUS
Sir J Coles
Mr Burns
Mr Ricketts, HKD
Special Advisers
Mr Cornish
Mr Marshall
Mr Bean, No 10
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مهر
29.4,42
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2B
The British Trade Commission in Hong Kong have been
closely monitoring the Hong Kong press coverage over the
weekend.
1.
2.
3.
They report as follows:
Unsurprisingly, the announcement dominated all media
coverage from the time it was made (even knocking a
particularly nasty gun battle into second place, though the Hong Kong Standard managed to combine the two by saying that Mr Patten will have to become the "Law and order" governor).
4.
On Friday evening (HK time) TVB interrupted normal broadcasting for a live feed of Mr Patten's press conference. All channels carried lengthened news broadcastss and ATV ran a special in its late night news
slot. Press coverage was extensive throughout the weekend