CONFIDENTIAL,
2. WE HAVE INSTRUCTED OUR LONDON OFFICE TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES BASED ON POINTS 2 - 6 ABOVE AND WE SHALL MAKE USE OF THIS LETTER LOCALLY IF THE FINANCIAL TIMES' STORY IS PICKED UP
IN HONG KONG.
FCO PASS ROUTINE TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MACLEHOSE
FILES FR D
HKI OD NEWS DEPT PS/MR ROYLE MR WRIGHT
MR MARSHALL
[ADVANCED TO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE]
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COPIES TO:
MR D A WALKER TREASURY
MR S W PAYTON BANK OF ENGLAND HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON