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5. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2:-
(A) I THINK THE NEW NAME WOULD BE MARGINALLY PREFERABLE FOR THE REASON YOU MENTION, AND BECAUSE IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT TO THAT OF THE FORMER NATIONALIST OFFICE WHICH WAS PART OF THE
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT,
(B) SOME UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXCO, AND IN PARTICULAR
SIR Y K KAN AND SIR S Y CHUNG ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ANY MOVE
WHICH COULD BE INTERPRETED AS TENDING TOWARDS OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATION, UNDERSTANDABLY THEY WOULD LIKE THIS PROCESS
TO BE AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE. I DO NOT THINK HOWEVER THAT THE
PUBLIC IN GENERAL WILL BE GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OPENING
OF THE SUGGESTED NEW OFFICE OR ITS TITLE. SOME WILL PROBABLY
WONDER IF THERE IS ANY INWARDNESS IN ALL THIS, BUT MOST ARE LIKELY TO SEE IT AS PART OF THE GENERAL PATTERN OF IMPROVED
COMMUNICATIONS AND LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.
C) SINCE THE NAME YOU PROPOSE IS SLIGHTLY MORE RESTRICTIVE,
1 AM PREPARED TO TRY IT ON NCNA, BUT I DO NOT THINK IT MAKES
MUCH DIFFERENCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THE WORDING THE
CHINESE THEMSELVES PROPOSED, IF THEY CANNOT AGREE TO YOU
MODIFICATION.
MACLEHOSE
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FIK & GD (6)
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MR CORTAZZI
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