CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 1664/1
1978
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CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 208 OF 11 APRIL 1978
INFO HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR).
FOR CORTAZZI.
N YOUR TELNO 281 TO HONG KONG:
KADOOR IE'S VISIT TO CHINA,
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1. I AGREE WITH THE LINE SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF HONG KONG
"ELEGRAM 435. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE CHINESE HERE WILL BE
TEMPTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY VERY SERIOUS DISCUSSION, BUT THEY MAY
WELL RAISE THE SUBJECT.
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2. I WAS SURPRISED AT THE END OF LAST WEEK WHEN AT A THEATRE
PERFORMANCE IN THE EMBASSY MR LIANG SHANG-YUAN (THE HONG KONG
MAN IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT OF THE M.F.A. AND FORMER
MEMBER OF THE N.C.N.A. OFFICE IN HONG KONG) ASKED ME IN AN
INDISCREET VOICE WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THE ECONOMIC STABILITY
OF HONG KONG. WHEN I SAID THAT I THOUGHT THE SITUATION WAS
EXCELLENT AND THE ECONOMIC PROSPECT GOOD HE SAID THAT THE
SITUATION WAS NOW STABLE AND RELATIONS VERY GOOD. EVEN ALLOWING FOR THE FACT THAT I KNEW MR LIANG IN HONG KONG WHEN I WAS
ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER ! THINK IT A SIGNIFICANT INDICATION
OF THE NEW RELAXED ATMOSPHERE HERE THAT HE SHOULD DE PREPARED TO LAUNCH INTO SUCH A SUBJECT IN SUCH SURROUNDINGS.
DAVIES.
FILES
HKGD
FED
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR.CORTAZZI
MR.MURRAY
MR.POSNETT
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