RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED MANAGEMENT IN CONFIDENCE
MANAGEMENT IN CONFIDENCE
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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
TELNO 159
OF 051854Z AUG 92
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MDHOAN 8645
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
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OUR TELNO 156: NEW CONSULATE GENERAL: PRESS RELEASE
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1. AS FORECAST IN TUR, FARRELL'S HAVE PRODUCED A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THEIR DESIGN MODEL OF THE NEW BUILDING, AND A LINE DRAWING OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE FRONT ELEVATION FOR RELEASE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE. THEY ARE SENDING SOME COPIES FOR YOUR USE TO THEIR OFFICE IN HONG KONG BY AIR TODAY. THESE ARE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT KAI TAK AT 17:30 YOUR TIME ON 6 AUGUST. IF YOU WISH TO SEE THEM BEFORE FRIDAY PLEASE CONTACT FARRELL'S THERE, OTHERWISE THEY WILL DELIVER THEM TO JARVIS AT THE BTC AT 09:00 ON 7 AUGUST.
2. OED ARE PLANNING A DETAILED ARTICLE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE ARCHITECTURAL PRESS IN SEPTEMBER. THIS WOULD REHEARSE THE HISTORY OF THE DESIGN SELECTION PROCESS AND EXAMINE THE (BY THEN REVISED) DESIGN IN DEPTH. BUT IT OCCURS TO US THAT THE BEST WAY TO MAXIMISE POSITIVE COVERAGE OF THE DESIGN, AND TO GET THE MOST CAPITAL OUT OF THE STORY AS A MARK OF BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG, WOULD BE TO STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
3. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, THEREFORE, WE SEE ADVANTAGE IN FOLLOWING UP THE PRESS RELEASE IN HONG KONG WITH A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION OF THE OUTLINE DESIGN. THIS COULD BE ARRANGED BY SWIRE PROPERTIES (WHO MIGHT HOST A COCKTAIL PARTY FOR THE PURPOSE), WITH FARRELL'S OFFICE. THIS SHOULD BE DONE AS EARLY AS IS CONVENIENT, BEFORE THE STORY 'COOLS'. IT WOULD PRINCIPALLY BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PRESS, BOTH SPECIALISED AND GENERAL, BUT YOU MAY SEE VALUE IN INVITING BUILDING CONSULTANTS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS OTHER HONG KONG 'VIPS'
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GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
HURD