XN000022-1985-05-05 — Page 2

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1985

HIGH U.S. MEDIA INTEREST IN HK, GIS CHIEF FINDS

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INTEREST IN HONG KONG AND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS GOING ON HERE IS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL AMONG AMERICAN JOURNALISTS, ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE.

MISS CHEUNG WAS SPEAKING IN NEW YORK, AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF A MONTH-LONG TOUR TO STUDY THE MEDIA IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS TAKING HER INTO NEWSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

+ IT IS VERY ENCOURAGING THAT THE UNITED STATES MEDIA IS INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT THE RENEWED CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG, + MISS CHEUNG SAID.

SHE HAS VISITED SOME OF THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS AND BROADCASTING NETWORKS IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE BALTIMORE SUN, AND THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY IN NEW YORK.

MISS CHEUNG HAS HAD MANY INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG DURING HER MEETINGS WITH JOURNALISTS, AS WELL AS OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING INDUSTRIES.

ONE POINT SHE HAS BEEN EMPHASISING IS THE BROAD GUARANTEE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN THE AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH IT IS OF PRIME CONCERN TO AMERICAN JOURNALISTS.

MISS CHEUNG SAID THAT ONE FEATURE OF U.S. NEWS OPERATIONS WHICH HONG KONG COULD MATCH IS IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY.

+HONG KONG IS NOT FAR BEHIND THE UNITED STATES IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY IN NEWSROOMS, SHE SAID.

SHE ADDED THAT HONG KONG WAS ALSO WELL ADVANCED IN THE BROADCASTING FIELD, PARTICULARLY IN THE USE OF SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY.

BROADCASTING IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO MISS CHEUNG, WHO WORKED FOR MANY YEARS IN TELEVISION AS A PRESENTER AND PRODUCER.

SHE HAS MADE A CLOSE STUDY DURING HER TOUR OF THE OPERATION AND CONTROLS OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC), WHICH OVERSEES BROADCASTING IN THE UNITED STATES.

*THE FCC

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