RegistryWB 13/22 No.
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„In Confidence
Sir David Trench
The Right Hon.
Lord Hill of Luton,
Cha irman,
See
British Broadcasting
Corporation,
Broadcasting House,
London, W.1.
served
Lord Shepherd
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
My attention has been drawn to a copy of
a letter dated 8 February addressed to you by
the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Trench,
concerning a B.B.C. television programme on
9 January about Hong Kong, and to your reply thereto.
too
I, have studied the transcript of the
programme in question and have no hesitation
in saying that I agree wholeheartedly with the
strictures contained in the Governor's letter
both as regards the content of the programme
and the manner in which it was presented.
The first point I would like to make is
that Sir David Trench is essentially a liberal
man and a liberal Governor and is not one to
resent or be afraid of criticism.
That he
should have written to you in this manner is
an indication of the strength of his feeling
on the subject. I really do not see why busy
people who carry a very heavy burden of
responsibility, and Sir David certainly comes
within this category, should be expected to
give up their valuable time to help in the
compilation of programmes of this kind if
their efforts to co-operate are to be treated
in this cavalier manner. Indeed, although I
did not see the programme myself, reading the
transcript gives one the impression that not
only did the programme give an entirely false
picture of Hong Kong, and put both the
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