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HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

PRESS ASSOCIATION

1.

REQUEST FOR BRIEFING BY GOVERNOR BY FOREIGN

HKGO HAVE CONSULTED US ON A REQUEST BY THE FOREIGN PRESS

ASSOCIATION FOR A BRIEFING BY THE GOVERNOR DURING HIS VISIT TO

LONDON IN FEBRUARY.

2.

OUR INITIAL REACTION IS THAT THE GOVERNOR SHOULD NOT

AGREE TO THIS. WE DOUBT THAT THE FPA IS THE PROPER BODY FOR A

SPECIAL BRIEFING BY THE GOVERNOR. IF HE AGREED TO GIVE SUCH A

BRIEFING IT WOULD GIVE RISE TO EXPECTATIONS THAT HE HAD AN

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO GET ACROSS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SUCH MESSAGE.

IF WE DID IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE GOVERNOR TO DO SO

WITH THE FOREIGN PRESS IN HONG KONG OR FOR MINISTERS TO DO IT HERE.

SUCH A BRIEFING WOULD ALSO UNDERMINE OUR LINE THAT THIS IS A

ROUTINE VISIT, AND WOULD CREATE AN UNDESIRABLE PRECEDENT.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

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MR WILSON

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