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13 JAN 1987
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESK BY 12090OZ FCO
TELNO 109
OF 120745Z JANUARY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
TO:
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YOUR TELNO 57: ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW GOVERNOR: MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS
MANY THANKS FOR TUR.
2. YOUR PARA. 2. WE SHALL OBVIOUSLY BE DISCREET IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SATELLITE-LINK PRESS CONFERENCE. HOWEVER, THE TVB REPORT (SEE MY TELNO 100) WAS PICKED UP BY ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TODAY, IN SOME CASES QUOTING THE NEWSPAPERS' OWN SOURCES, AND THERE IS WIDESPREAD ANTICIPATION AMONGST THE MEDIA HERE THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE TOWARDS THE END OF THIS WEEK. IT MIGHTS THUS BE ONLY REALISTIC TO ASSUME THAT THE DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL LEAK ONCE FIRM BOOKINGS HAVE BEEN MADE, AT BOTH THE HONG KONG AND LONDON ENDS, FOR SATELLITE TIME, WE SHOULD NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS.
3. YOUR PARA. 3. THE ASSUMPTION IS CORRECT.
4. YOUR PARAS. 4 AND 5 ARE FINE WITH US.
5. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT WE WILL ADHERE TO THE
TIMETABLE FOR 16 JANUARY, TO ENABLE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE FOR THE SATELLITE-LINK PRESS CONFERENCE.
AKERS-JONES
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