TNAG-2116-FCO40-3021-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Sino-British-Joint-Declaration-action-ch-1990 — Page 24

Item &

Whether the

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General Section

CA Branch Liaison Officer: PAS (CA)5

Chinese need

to be consulted/

Date for HMG/HKG

10th edition (June 1990)

JD/BL

Action

informed and

to start

reference

Officer*

if so, timing

deliberation

Present Position

Relevant Considerations

Target Completion Date

b. BBC World Service in

*SRC

HK

PA

i) Relay Station

Consultation

1994

with China about

Relay station commissioned in October 1987.

the relay

1997 as regards the future of the relay

station will be

station.

ii) Continuation

of 24-hour

broadcast

}

made nearer

1997, probably

in the Land Commission

May be necessary

1990

Agreement has been reached with the BBC on the 24-hour transmission of the World Service on AM. It has been introduced on a trial basis and subject to review. Exchange of letters required to formalize arrangements.

1990 for exchange of letters.

1992 for review

of round-the- clock service.

* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility

CL1

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