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From: David Crystal
News Department
Date: 19 June 1991
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BID TO INTERVIEW SECRETARY OF STATE : RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG
Problem
How to respond to a bid from Sally Blyth of Radio
Television Hong Kong to interview the Secretary of State.
1.
Recommendation
2. I recommend that the Secretary of State should agree to
give an interview. HKD, FED and SEAD concur.
(a few minutes)
Background
3.
Sally Blyth is travelling to London to cover the
Governor's forthcoming visit. Against a background of
continuing difficulties the content and timing of this
particular visit is likely to arouse enormous interest in
Hong Kong. Taking advantage of her presence in London
Ms Blyth has asked to interview the Secretary of State on
three main themes:
(i)
UK relations with China
4.
(ii) Hong Kong airport
(iii) Vietnamese migrants.
The interview would be for broadcast on RTHK's programme "Hong Kong Today". With a wide and influential audience of expatriate and local Chinese listeners this is the Hong Kong
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