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FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 040900Z F CO

TELUO 1796

OF 0405252 SEPTEMBER 25

FOLLOWING FOR HEAD OF NEWS DEPARTMENT.

MY TELNO 1737.

1. THE DEPARTMENT ARE VERY LIKELY TO BE TELEPHONED FROM HONG KONG

BY JOURNALISTS AND TELEVISION REPORTERS IMMEDIATELY ANY ANNOUNCEMENT

IS MADE ABOUT THE SUCCESSION TO MR LUCE AS MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR

HONG KONG AFFAIRS. YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS

ARE BROADCAST HERE ON THE NEWS, 1.E. THE PICTURE IS THAT OF THE

HONG KONG TELEVISION INTERVIEWER TALKING ON THE PHONE TO LONDON

WITH THE VOICE OF NEWS DEPARTMENT COMING BACK LIVE IN ANSWER

TO THE INTERVIEWER'S QUESTIONS. A GOOD FORTHCOMING RESPONSE WILL DO

WONDERS FOR THE IMAGE OF THE FCO SPOKESMAN.

2. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM MY TEL UNDER REFERENCE THERE WILL BE

PARTICULAR INTEREST IN WHETHER MR LUCE'S VISITS TO CHINA AND HONG

KONG WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY HIS SUCCESSOR AND YOU WILL NEED TO BE

READY WITH COMMENTS. WHETHER OR NOT THE VISITS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

OFFICIALLY MR LUCE'S PLANS WERE COMMON KNOWLEDGE HERE.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HKD

NEWS D

PS

PS/HR LUCE

es/LADY YouNe PS/MR RENTON PS/ MR RIFKIND PS MR RAISON

Ps Pus

MR WILSON

HAR 02716

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

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- 4 SEP 1985

DESK OFFICER

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