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FM HONG KONG 070403Z JUL 79
TO PRIORITY JAKARTA
TELNO.9 OF 7 JULY,
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INFO PRIORITY: F.C.O, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNO.45 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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DELAY IN REPLY IS REGRETTED. JOHN SLIMMING, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES HONG KONG, DIED SUDDENLY ON 3RD JULY. POINT OF CONTACT IS NOW ACTING DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF VISITING JOURNALISTS
WE CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR. THIS IS NORMALLY IN THE FORM OF A RETURN AIR PASSAGE AND ACCOMMODATION IN HONG KONG FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS. SUBSISTENCE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED.
OUR MAIN INTEREST IS TO ATTRACT SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF INFLUENTIAL MEDIA WHOSE COVERAGE MAY HAVE AN IMPACT IN THEIR
OWN COUNTRY ABOUT THE REFUGEE SITUATION IN HONG KONG. AGAINST
THIS BACKGROUND WE WILL DEPEND UPON YOUR ADVICE AS TO WHICH JOURNALISTS SHOULD BE INVITED AND WOULD BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT
FOUR FROM INDONESIA IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.
HONG KONG HOTELS ARE PRESENTLY VERY FULL AND WE WILL NEED AT LEAST A WEEK'S NOTICE OF PROSPECTIVE VISITS. ONCE ACCOMMODATION
IS CONFIRMED AIR TICKETS CAN BE BOUGHT LOCALLY AND CHARGED TO
GOVERNMENNT HONG KONG.
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