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GR 130
CONFIDENT I AL
FM PEKING 210737Z NOV 80
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 755 OF 21 NOVEMBER
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG
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1. WE HAVE SEEN THE REPORTS ON THIS SUBJECT IN THE SOUTH CHINA
POST OF 14 AND 15 NOVEMBER (ALSO REFERRED TO IN THE TIMES OF 17 NOVEMBER). THEY ARE APPARENTLY BASED ON STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTED
BY THE ''EXPRESS'' TO ZHAO GUANQI, DESCRIBED AS ''DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ADMINISTRATION BUREAU'’»
2. THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ADMINISTRATION BUREAU ANSWERS TO THE
STATE COUNCIL BUT WE DO NOT KNOW ZHAO GUANQI. NOR HAD WE HEARD
BEFORE THAT THE BUREAU ''DEALS WITH EXTERNAL AFFAIRS''.
3. WE HAVE MADE NO ENQUIRIES HERE THOUGH IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE
TO DO SO IN INFORMAL CONTACTS WITH THE MFA. BUT IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL FIRST TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS HONG KONG MAY HAVE ON THESE
REPORTS AND THEIR ORIGIN.
CRADOCK
LIMITED
HK & GD
FED
NEWS D
PS
PS/LPS
PS/MR RIDLEY
PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR E YOUDE
MR DONALD
MR HARDING
LORD NG LENNOX
(THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
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