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Print media: the most influential foreign affairs columnist is Greg Sheridan of "The Australian" who has been sceptical about Britain's and the Governor's efforts in Hong Kong. interview with the Governor might help to put him right. Mr Patten might consider too a session with Stephen Hutcheons, foreign editor of the widely-read Sydney Morning Herald.
As the Governor's office will know, the main newspapers of the Hong Kong Chinese community are the Australian Chinese Daily (circulation 20,000) and Sing Tao Jih Bao (circulation 22,000).
I hope the Governor could meet the small number of British press representatives (mainly based in Sydney), although this would not be essential to the visit's objectives.
Travel across the city is time-consuming, but time can be saved if the Governor stays at the Intercontinental Hotel which has its own TV and radio studio with broadcast-quality cable links to the main stations.
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A speech to the National Press Club (especially if televised) is a must: a good platform for key political and trade-related points. I also recommend an interview with Kerry O'Brien for ABC TV's "Lateline", probably the most influential current affairs programme, reaching a wide, nationwide audience: and an interview with Pru Goward of ABC Radio's "Daybreak", the main competitor for "AM".
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5. Useful to do an interview on drive-time radio: ideally Ranald McDonald's morning show on ABC Radio's 3L0. Also an interview with Mark Baker, foreign editor of the Melbourne Age
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If the Governor calls on the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria, and subject of course to the wishes of his Australian hosts, the Governor might also suggest a call on the Governor-General (Mr Hayden), a more interesting interlocutor than either of the Governors. No doubt the Governor will see
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