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RECEIVE # REGISTRY No, 51

21 JAN 1974

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1700: PROHONCAID LONDON ONE:

FOR BOYALL FROM TALIP

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THE BRITISH MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, MP. CHRIS CHATWAY, SAID HONG KONG'S DECISION ON THE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM- WILL NOT CREATE ANY PREJUDICE IN DRITTYG ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE COLONY PARTICULARLY IN TRADE MATTERS.

ME WAS COMMENTING ON A STATEMENT BY SIR JOHN TILNEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE ANGLO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, THAT HONG KONG'S CHANCE OF GETTING RETTER TREATMENT FROM THE SEC HAD DECLIVED CECAUSE OF ITS CHOICE OF A JAPANESE CONSORTIUM TO BUILD THE TU'E

STEAD OF A EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM WITH BRITISH BACKING.

"HATAWAY, EMPHASISED THAT BRITAIN WOULD PRESENT HONG KUNG'S CASE VI ORDUSLY FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN THE COMMON MAPKIT 11:18 YEAR SO THAT IT MIGHT BE INCLUDED İN THE GENERAL SCHEME OF

IN 1979.

TOUND THAT SIR JOHN MIGHT HAVE VOICED THE OPINION OF SUME

4WDY SACK-BENCHERS.

ON TH DATIN

TARAY SAID THAT BRITAIN WAS DISAPPOINTED BY THE DECISION

UT RITAIN EXPECTED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO TAVE

JUST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

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+IF THE JAPANESE WERE TO DECIDE THAT IT WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO OPERATE WITHIN A FIXED PRICE, THEN THE TWO CONSORTLA WITH PRITISH BACKING WOULD BE VERY EAGER TO RETURN TO THE CHARGE,+

ADDLD.

ON MP. ANTHONY ROYLE'S RESIGNATION FROM THE FOREIGN OFFICE, MP. CHATAWAY SAID HE WAS CERTAIN THAT HIS DECISION TO RESTON WYS PUPELY +PERSONAL+ AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HONG KONG'S MASS TRAMSIT SYSTEM.

MR. CHATAWAY WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT BEFORE LEAVING FOR TOKYO AFTER A ONE-DAY PRIVATE VISIT TO HONG KONG..

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