80
EN CLAIR
FROM HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED
TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO BIS 15 FEBRUARY 15
CONFERENCCE TWELVE STOP SIR ALEC BEGAN THE PRESS
CONFERENCE BY MAKING FOLLOWING STATEMENT COLON QUOTE
PERHAPS EYE COULD SAY AT START THAT ONES IMPRESSION AFTER
TWO DAYS' VISIT MUST OF COURSE TO SOME EXTENT BE
SUPERFICIAL STOP NEVERTHELESS IT IS CLEAR HONG KONG IS AYE
GOING CONCERN STOP WHAT STRIKES ONE IS CONFIDENCE IN CITY
AND ITS ACHIEVEMENT STOP BUT CONFIDENCE WITHOUT ANY COMPLACENCY
AT ALL STOP EVERYBODY REALISES EYE THINK THE MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEMS
AHEAD STOP IN PARTICULAR ONE IS IMPRESSED BY
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PARTICULARLY AND IMPROVEMENTS AND
STANDARDS WHICH ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN
REGULARLY AND WITH PURPOSE STOP AND SO GENERALLY EYE LEAVE
YOU WITH THE PICTURE OF AYE CITY WHICH HAD AYE GREAT
FUTURE AHEAD OF IT STOP AND CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEIR FUTURE EYE THINK IS BEST
RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY WOULD GIVE TO THE OUTSIDE
WORLD STOP UNQUOTE ENDS INFORMS
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