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FM BTC HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 60
OF 09040OZ MARCH 88
FOR INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT
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HUD 306/4
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MDLIAN 6106
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COPY TO HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
HONG KONG: BUSINESS CALL RADIO PROGRAMME
AS YOU KNOW THE DEPARTMENT PAYS COI TO PRODUCE
BUSINESS
CALL A TAPED RADIO PROGRAMME THAT IS BROADCAST IN HONG KONG. IT IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT BRITISH EXPORT PROMOTION. OUR CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME IS ON YOUR FILE
PBG306/11.
I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT THE PRODUCERS, WILLIAMS AND MAGUIRE, HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG SINCE LAST WEEK INTERVIEWING HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL PEOPLE AND OTHERS INCLUDING A MEMBER OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE. THEIR APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
I HAD NO IDEA THEY WERE TO VISIT: THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN TOUCH: I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT THEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEY ARE UP TO. THERE WOULD SEEM NO ADVANTAGE TO THE UK IN A BUSINESS CALL PROGRAMME BASED ON INTERVIEWS RECORDED IN HONG KONG.
I UNDERSTAND THAT MAGUIRE IS GOING ON TO JAPAN TODAY WITH A HONG KONG TRADE MISSION LED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THAT WILLIAMS IS DUE TO RETURN TO BRITAIN TONIGHT.
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