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Top Secret.
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Confidential.
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In Confidence
To:-
From
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Hong Kong
Brief No. 1.
VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO HONG KONG
FEBRUARY 1972
STEERING BRIEF
1.
The Secretary of State will have less than
48 hours in Hong Kong and the short time available
would best be spent in reassuring the people of the
Colony of HMG's continuing interest in their welfare
wellbeing and of his own personal concern with
their affairs and interests. This will help to
dispel any anxiety there may be about the effect
on Hong Kong of such matters as the development
of relations between China and the USA, and Britain's
entry into the EEC and
The boot cause is that
2.
Hang King, having achieved survived by turning from a Trading manufacturns
ка
Commmunity, thereby become
trade competitor when
A
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Relations with Hong Kong over the last decade
This led to have not been altogether happy. There has been-
a feeling that Britain, so far from being proud of
a competitry
essentially
Hong Kong's achievements, regards the Colony/and
a nuisance, and an impediment. { devaluation practically without notice,
Our actions (such
as the imposition of restrictions on Hong Kong's
s_the
exports of cotton textiles to this country and the
request for an increase in the defence contribution)
are seen as showing a lack of concern for Hong Kong's
interests and for her special problems; as
indicating an indifference to the special ties
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