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P J GOULDEN, NEWS
DATE:
12 APRIL 1984
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HONG KONG INTERVIEW: COI
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1. The interviewer is George Yeatman, a freelance radio journalist who has broadcast for the COI to Hong Kong for 15 years. He is cooperative and well- disposed.
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The interview has been partly scripted in advance. The questions and answers, drafted by HKD, are attached.
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In addition, I think it would be worth injecting a slightly more personal and political message.by adding at the end of question 1:
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Hong Kong is currently one of HMG's top foreign policy priorities and is being treated accordingly. That's why I have:
kept in close touch with the negotiations
consulted closely with visitors from Hong Kong
briefed myself very thoroughly on how Hong Kong functions and what its interests are.
It would also add greatly to the interview if the Secretary of State could say anything about his previous contacts with Hong Kong. If he has any particular stories or memories which could be mentioned, we could ask Mr Yeatman to add a final question: first-hand knowledge of Hong Kong?
Have you any
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