CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 281
OF 30065OZ JANUARY 92
CONFIDENTIAL
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1997
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INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YRTELNO 119: LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO HONG KONG
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1. THE MEDIA HANDLING ARRANGEMENTS FOR LORD CAITHNESS' TO HONG KONG IN DECEMBER SEEM TO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. WE RECOMMEND A SIMILAR APPROACH FOR THIS VISIT. THIS WOULD MEAN A BRIEFING FOR PRINT JOURNALISTS FOLLOWED BY INTERVIEWS FOR THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE WHOLE EXERCISE TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES LAST TIME. WE CAN SEE NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD TAKE ANY MORE OF THE MINISTER'S TIME ON THIS OCCASION.
2. THE IDEA OF A SIGNED ARTICLE FOR A LEADING CHINESE LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER WOULD FIT WELL INTO THIS STRATEGY. BUT IT WOULD BE WRONG TO ASSUME THAT THE ARTICLE WOULD OBVIATE THE NEED FOR A BRIEFING FOR PRINT JOURNALISTS. OUR ASSESSMENT IS THAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO CARRY THE ARTICLE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING INITIAL PUBLICATION ALTHOUGH SOME MIGHT USE ANY PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT POINTS AS A NEWS ITEM.
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