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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG AND UKREP JLG HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 119 TO HONG KONG: LORD CAITHNESS: VISIT TO HONG KONG.
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THE IDEA OF AN ARTICLE FOR THE MASS CIRCULATION ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS IS A GOOD ONE. A MORE HEAVY-WEIGHT, BUT SMALLER, READERSHIP COULD BE REACHED THROUGH MING PAO. WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE UNDERTAKE THE TRANSLATION.
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WE STILL THINK THERE IS A NEED FOR THE MINISTER TO MEET THE WRITING PRESS AS A GROUP, AND IF WE ARE TO AVOID AN OPEN PRESS CONFERENCE WE RECOMMEND THE SAME FORMAT AS USED WHEN LORD CAITHNESS WAS HERE IN DECEMBER. WE THEN INVITED ABOUT 15 REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE MAIN PUBLICATIONS, HONG KONG AND BRITISH, TO A BRIEFING AT THE BTC OFFICES. THIS WORKED WELL, WAS TIME EFFICIENT AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE ABANDONED THE PRACTICE OF HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE, WE RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS. ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS WITH RADIO AND TV CAN BE ON A POOL BASIS.
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