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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 637
OF 051609Z JULY 93
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YOUR TELNO 1084 (NOW REPEATED TO SINGAPORE): STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
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1. Subject to any views from the Secretary of State's party in
As Singapore, we are content with the arrangements you propose. you say, the timing of the press briefing is not ideal. agree that it is the best compromise in the circumstances. will clearly be important for there to be an opportunity for the Secretary of State and the Governor to discuss the line which the If the Secretary of State should take before he meets the press. press are to be assembled at the top of the gangway as the Secretary of State Leaves the aircraft, the Governor would need to board the aircraft in order to talk to the Secretary of State. It would be easier if the press could be corralled some distance away, so that the Secretary of State and the Governor could have a word first, eg in the VIP suite.
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