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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

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本署機號 OUR REF

來函腐 YOUR REF:

Mr. John Morris

PS to Mr. Christopher Patten

c/o Hong Kong Department FCO

[Fax No. 002 44 71 270 3510]

Dear John,

18 May 1992

Ihr Patrem,

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advise

HUGO no more interviews with the HK pross for the time

the time being

Partic. not John Ellian (the Oriemal Dariln has already had I interviews).

Hold the live at the scmptor. Daily

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I attach translations of two articles which appeared last week in the Chinese language press. This is not a serious problem but you ought to be aware of it.

I have arranged with the Government Information Services to let you have all press cuttings on Mr. Patten from now on. They will be channelled through John Chuan who is Our Chief Information Officer in the Hong Kong Government Office.

have noticed from the telegrams that Mr. Goodlad plans to give an interview to the Oriental Daily before his departure for Hong Kong. You might ask your colleagues in News Department to think about spreading the access around a little. John Ellison, the Oriental Daily stringer in London, has done well recently and perhaps Sing Tao should be given the interview on this occasion. Their stringer London goes by the memorable name of Alegro C.K. Poon

be contacted through John Chuan.

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and he can

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Yours ever,

Could then cutro o provenance of cust Ayn journal

Mike Hanom

HKD noti

(M.J.J. Hanson) Information Coordinator Chief Secretary's Office

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