TNAG-2276-FCO40-3275-Hong-Kong-and-the-media-1991 — Page 146

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From:

Miss RJ Spencer

Date:

13 May 1991

CC:

Mr Burns

Hong Kong Department

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE RELATING TO HONG KONG

1. I saw Sir Denis Wright (former HMA Tehran) at dinner in Oxford on Friday. He told me that Clare Hollingworth, the Daily Telegraph journalist, had approach him about a possible UK home for an archive of Hong Kong and British newspaper cuttings over the period 1982-91 relating to the future of Hong Kong. The compiler of the archive was John Walden, former Director of Internal Affairs (?) in the Hong Kong government.

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2.

Sir D Wright asked if I had any ideas. I undertook to pass on his enquiry. He said payment might be expected - but this was not at all clear.

3.

I promised to get back to him but should be happy for you to do so direct if you prefer ( grateful if you would let me know if you are doing so).

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"We need to know more about

The physical size x content value of this archive, as well as whether payment is expected, before we can give useful adince. If we are only looking for home for it an academic institution, of SOAS or LSE, might be interested. Maybe Chalcam Ite. We could ask if RAD & CRD

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We could ask if someone Like Ken Walker might love at the collection x tell us what he thinks of it. Or we could simply suggest some possible acadanie homes, and sponsors & leave it at that depends how big an

interest are want to take. K. Saunden 144/5

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