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CONFIDENTIAL

LORD BELSTEAD'S VISIT TO HONG KONG : 6 TO 10 DECEMBER 1982

BRIEF NO.17: FAR EAST-RELAY STATION

POINTS TO MAKE

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public]

1.

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We attach considerable importance to the earliest

possible construction of the Far East Relay Station which is

designed to improve the quality of the BBC's signal in the region, particularly in North East China.

2.

We are grateful for EXCO's agreement in principle to make

a site available in Hong Kong at cost (in local parlance "at nil premium"). Hong Kong is likely to benefit from the Relay

Station, for example by receiving BBC services much more clearly

locally.

3.

We hope a decision on the site for the station can be

taken soon.

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