COVERING CONFIDENTIAL
Lord Bridges
Urime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
London SW1
30TH July 1973
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Hong Kong Register of Shipping
You have seen the recent exchange of telegrams with Hong Kong on this subject. Having carefully considered them, my Linister has decided to meke one final move in order to secure agremont. This is explained in the enclosed telegram which
he has ment to the Governor.
We believe that these terms will now be acceptable to the Hong Kong Government and shipowners and that we shall then be
We shall able to make detailed arrangements at official level. press Hong Kong to improve on their previous estimates that the new arrangements will take a good time to implement.
Some further discussion with both sides of industry will be necessary and we are thinking in terms of a public announce- ment during the Summer Recess.
AJ LANE
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