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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 490
OF 191055Z FEBRUARY 92
HKD 026/3
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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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PERSONAL FOR BURNS AUSS FROM GOVERNOR.
YRTELNO 234: VISIT OF LORD CAITHNESS
1. THE FACT THAT LORD CAITHNESS IS VISITING HONG KONG IS ALREADY
WIDELY KNOWN IN HONG KONG. IT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MEDIA, MOST RECENTLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE VISIT BEING POSTPONED EARLIER THIS MONTH. A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAMME. AND BEFORE VERY LONG, WE WILL HAVE TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THE MEDIA TO SET UP ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESS COVERAGE OF THE VISIT.
2. WHILE I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT FOR DOMESTIC REASONS YOU MAY NOT WISH TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE I CANNOT SEE THE POINT OF TRYING TO AVOID PRESS CONTACT OR PUBLICITY ABOUT IT IN HONG KONG. ON THIS, TUR MAKES NO/NO SENSE. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD HAVE THIS RECONSIDERED.
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DISTRIBUTION
18
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18
LIMITED
HKD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
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