EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED
TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO BIS 2 OF 14 FEBRUARY
SPEECH TWO PARA THESE DEVELOPMENTS HE EMPHASIZED WERE
NOT REPEAT NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO STATUS OR FUTURE OF HONGKONG
PARA ON CONTRARY HONGKONG HAD EVERY REASON TO BE THANKFUL FOR
!
ENDING OF AN ANOMALY WHICH WAS AYE MAJOR SOURCE OF FRICTION AND
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MISUNDERSTANDING IN WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR IN THIS AREA
PARA HE WAS GLAD TO SAY THAT SINO HYPHEN BRITISH RELATIONS HAD STEADILY IMPROVED IN RECENT YEARS STOP BOTH COUNTRIES HAD MUCH TO OFFER EACH OTHER IN TRADE AND CULTURE PARA
QUOTES GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN US MUST BE TO THE BENEFIT
OF ALL UNQUOTES HE ADDED PARA ON TRADE DASH THE LIBFEBLOOD
OF HONGKONG UNDASH SECRETARY OF STATE SAID IT WAS QUOTE GREAT
RELIEF UNQUOTE THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE SO QUICKLY
REALIGNMENT OF PARITIES OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CURRENCIES
PARA WITH EVERY WEEK THAT THE CONFUSION OF EXCHANGE RATES CONTINUED
COMMA THE TEMPTATION TO EACH OF MAIN TRADING NATIONS QUOTE TO
LOOK TO ITS OWN DEFENCES COMMA TO MAN THE RAMPARTS AND RAISE
THE DRAWBRIDGE UNQUOTE GREW PARA
QUOTES NOW THE AMERICAN SURCHARGE IS REMOVED AND FUTURE
IS BRIGHTER UNQUOTES PARA
SIR ALEC SAID THAT HONGKONG COMMA LIKE REST OF /WORLD