4. WITH THIS. IN MIND, AND ASSUMING THAT THE APPOINTEE WILL BE
IN THE UK AROUND THE TIME OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT, WE, WISH TO PROPOSE
THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS:
(A) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, A PRESS CONFERENCE IS HELD WHEREBY THE HONG KONG MEDIA CAN TALK TO THE APPOINTEE VIA
A LIVE SATELLITE TV LINK. THE MEDIA WILL HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE CURRICULUM VITAE AND PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPOINTEE IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE THE START OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE. THE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WILL BE LIMITED TO, SAY, HALF AN HOUR. IT SHOULD PREFERABLY BEGIN AT OR ABOUT 090OZ (OR ANY LATER TIME UP TO 113OZ IN CASE THE LOCAL TV STATIONS WISH TO BROADCAST THE PROCEEDINGS LIVE).
(B) A SEPARATE PRESS CONFERENCE IS HELD AT HKGO LONDON LATER IN
THE DAY FOR THE UK MEDIA (INCLUDING LONDON-BASED CORRESPONDENTS OF
HONG KONG MEDIA ORGANISATIONS).
(C) THEREAFTER, A SHORT TELEVISION PROGRAMME IS RECORDED, INCLUDING A 'PROFILE' INTERVIEW WITH THE APPOINTEE AND HIS WIFE, ·
PREFERABLY AT THEIR RESIDENCE, COVERING HIS CAREER TO DATE, HIS
FAMILY, ETC. THIS MIGHT BE PRODUCED BY RTHK OR BY GIS USING A UK FILM AGENCY AND MADE AVAILABLE TO HONG KONG (AND, IF REQUIRED, UK AND FOREIGN) TV STATIONS FOR BROADCASTING ON, SAY THE EVE OF THE
NEW GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG.
(D) INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH HONG KONG AND UK MEDIA ORGANISATIONS CAN LATER BE ARRANGED UPON REQUEST, WHERE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE, BEFORE THE NEW GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG.
5.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR REACTIONS TO THESE PROPOSALS.
GIS WOULD NEED AS MUCH ADVANCE NOTICE AS POSSIBLE (SAY A MINIMUM
OF FOUR WORKING DAYS) OF THE DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN ORDER TO
SET THE ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE. THEY WOULD NOT, HOWEVER, NEED TO
BE TOLD THE NAME OF THE APPOINTEE UNTIL A DAY OR SO BEFORE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT.
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