TNAG-1817-FCO40-2578-Broadcasting-in-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 298

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FM BTC HONG KONG

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TELNO 65

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YOUR TELNO 37: HONG KONG BUSINESS CALL RADIO PROGRAMME

THANK YOU. I THOUGHT MY INTEREST IN SEEING WILLIAMS AND MAGUIRE WOULD BE OBVIOUS TO THE COI. THEY HAVE BEEN

INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AS CO-PRODUCERS OF BUSINESS CALL WHICH IS A PROGRAMME COMMISSIONED BY THE FCO AT THE REQUEST OF THIS TRADE COMMISSION TO PROMOTE BRITISH BUSINESS IN HONG KONG. YET WE KNEW NOTHING OF THEIR PLAN TO VISIT THE TERRITORY.

WILL YOU PLEASE ASK COI IF IT WAS INTENDED THAT MATERIAL GATHERED IN HONG KONG BE USED IN BUSINESS CALL? I WOULD SEE NO ADVANTAGE IN THAT FOR BRITAIN. THE PROGRAMME IS SUPPOSED TO CARRY ITEMS ABOUT BRITISH COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS IN HONG KONG AND NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND. IN ANY CASE IT WOULD SEEM ODD FOR A BRITISH TEAM TO PREPARE A PROGRAMME ABOUT HONG KONG FOR

BROADCAST IN HONG KONG.

PERHAPS WILLIAMS AND MAGUIRE ARE PREPARING SOMETHING FOR BROADCAST IN BRITAIN (WHICH WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE). HOWEVER GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PURSUE THIS. AS YOU PAY FOR BUSINESS CALL AND WILLIAMS AND MAGUIRE HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AS THE CO-PRODUCERS OF THAT PROGRAMME COI SHOULD NOT BE RELUCTANT TO DISCUSS THE MATTER.

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