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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NO 1283 OF 24 DECEMBER.
FOR STEWART HONG KONG DEPARTMENT.
I GAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. MY MAIN OBJECT WAS TO DISPEL A RATHER EXTRAORDINARY UP-SURGE OF CRITICISM THAT HONG KONG WAS BEING PRESSURISED BY THE U.K. I THINK I DISPOSED OF THIS, EMPHASING THAT THERE WAS COMPLETE IDENTITY OF VIEW WITH LONDON ON WHAT NEEDED DOING, AND THAT LONDON LIKE HONG KONG WAS SIMPLY CONCERNED THAT IT WAS DONE. I ALSO OF COURSE REFERRED TO MINISTERS CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE NATURAL NEED TO CONSULT ABOUT ACTIONS WHICH THEY MIGHT HAVE TO DEFEND.
2. I ALSO HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS ON LABOUR LEGISLATION, AGAIN WITH THE IMPLICATION OF OUTSIDE PRESSURE.
3. I WILL ONLY HAVE THE TRANSCRIPT AFTER CHRISTMAS AND WILL SEND - IT NEXT WEEK. I DON'T THINK I SAID ANYTHING THAT COULD TROUBLE YOU OVER THE WEEK-END. I MAY TELEGRAPH EXCERPTS NEXT WEEK IF, AFTER READING THE TRANSCRIPT, THIS APPEARS HELPFUL.
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