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in the United Kingdom is relying upon
the British Far Lastern Broadcasting
Service in Malaya to provide a multi-
lingual service on higher than medium
frequencies for reception in China, among
other areas of the Far East.
3. Other factors, such as the greater
expense of broadcasting on medium
frequencies over long distances and the
special nature of Hongkong's needs and
potential contribution in any approach to a
Chinese audience, have been brought forward.
The position remains, however, that the
Foreign Office is not prepared to support
the establishment of a long-distance
broadcasting station in Hongkong, which
would provide either a medium frequency service
in English and Chinese, or, still less, a
service using additional languages and tropical
or high frequencies.
4. In the circumstances I have come to the
conclusion that for the time being the project
has no reasonable prospect of being favourably
considered and approved and that it should there-
fore remain in abeyance.
5. In the meantime a claim for the possible
future use or suitable frequencies has been
submitted to the Planning Committee of the
High Frequency Broadcasting Conference at
Lexico City and to the Provisional Frequency
Board as indicated in my Savingram No. 323 of
12th April, 1948.
I have etc...