TNAG-2591-FCO40-3779-Appointment-of-Chris-Patten-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Ap-1992 — Page 98

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From: R F Cornish

News Department

Date: 29 April 1992

CC: PS

GOVERNOR DESIGNATE: MEDIA HANDLING

1.

PS/Mr Goodlad

Sir J Coles

Mr Burns

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I'm happy to discuss

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Mr Ricketts, HKD

вида for appointing a politician was to give H.K. a high perfile in con domiston pritical dubool have, we would Start poniting wate discretly, to jounalisti Hart this has cartaiden buan achiwash

Following announcement of his appointment and the press

conference given by Mr Patten last week, we now need to

at choutsel-

if no longer!

consider how to deal with the media from now until his lifes

departure.

2. The Governor-designate may care to consider the following suggestions which have been agreed with

com ashing at clie Sting for wracers), why not point out ti olim clut Irm reluctant to do much

Mr Ricketts. They could with advantage be tackled in awhile im still

4-stage approach:

Stage 1 - to take place at the early convenience of

Mr Patten and his family.

(i)

(ii)

A family photo-call(open to UK and HK press) An in-depth profile of Mr Patten and family suggest the South China Morning Post (using David Wallen or Rosemary Langford)

(iii)

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for next week.

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An interview with Mrs Patten

The Telegraph would be a good choice and I understand Max Hastings has

Valerie Groves hers already had first bile 1 Pink.

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