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PRIORITY
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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 600 OF 3 AUGUst
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY MO. 51
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YOUR TELNO 945: LABOUR CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG.
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REGISTRY
Action Taken
1. MR CRYER HAS BEEN CORRECTLY REPORTED. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS IS WRITING TO MR CRYER TO POINT OUT THAT
HIS STATEMENT DOES NOT REFLECT HMG'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSITION
IN HONG KONG. WE HOPE THAT HE WILL AGREE TO ISSUE A RETRACTION
WHICH YOU. WILL BE ABLE TO RELEASE IF NECESSARY. IN THE MEANTIME, WE SUGGEST THAT IF YOU ARE ASKED ABOUT HMG'S ATTITUDE YOU SHOULD
SAY THAT YOU ARE SEEKING CLARIFICATION BUT STRESS THE SUPPORT
WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING
PROGRAMME OF SOCIAL AND LABOUR DEVELOPMENT.
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FILES
HK & GD (6)
MR STRATTON
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
CONFIDENTI AL
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