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INFO HONG KONG (FOR ACTING DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES),
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, BRASILIAH
HONG KONG TELNO 2 OF 7 JULY: MEDIA COVERAGE OF REFUGEE SITUATION
IN HONG KONG.
1.
WE HAVE APPROACHED REDE GLOBO, BRAZIL'S MOST INFLUENTIAL TELEVISION NETWORK, WHO ACCEPT GHK OFFER TO SEND TEAM TO COVER REFUGEE SITUATION IN HONG KONG.
2. TV GLOBO DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM HAVE TODAY INSTRUCTED CARLOS CASTILHO, HEAD OF THEIR LONDON OFFICE, TO PROVIDE A CAMERAMAN AND JOURNALIST.
3.
GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOW CONTACT CASTILHO (ADDRESS: 31-36 FOLEY STREET, DAGENHARDT HOUSE, 4TH FLOOR, LONDON W1 - TELNO 01-580-7457 AND 580-7456) TO COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HONG KONG VISIT.
4. TV GLOBO ARE SENDING A SEPARATE TEAM TO GENEVA NEXT WEEK (AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE) TO COVER GENEVA CONFERENCE ON REFUGEES, AT WHICH BRAZIL WILL BE REPRESENTED.
5.
TV GLOBO WOULD LIKE TO USE MATERIAL ON HONG KONG SITUATION IN CONNECTION WITH GENEVA CONFERENCE IF POSSIBLE.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO ALL EXCEPT BRASILIA
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