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OO GOVERNOR HONG KONG
GRS 536
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 071838Z FEB 83
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 121 OF 7 FEBRUARY.
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HONG KONG GOV OFFICE.
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FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE AS TELEGRAM
NUMBER HK2218.
TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS (FOR MR MASEFIELD)
COPY TO MR DICK CLIFT (FCO, HKGD)
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WE SPOKE RE YOUR HAB 10/83 DD 7.2.83 ON 'WEN WEI**
REPORT. THE CHINESE EMBASSY USUALLY HOSTS TO TWO RECEPTIONS
AT CHINESE NEW YEAR: ONE FOR CHINESE PROFESSIONALS AND
FRIENDLY BRITISH PEOPLE AND THE OTHER FOR GENERAL CHINESE
COMMUNITY CONTACTS. HKGO REPRESENTATIVES ARE USUALLY
INVITED TO THE LATTER.
2. THIS YEAR THE FIRST RECEPTION TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY
4.2.83 (PM): VICTOR CHANN AND I WILL ATTEND TOMORROW
EVENING (8.2.83).
3. FROM A CONTACT, WE LEARNED THAT LAST FRIDAY AMBASSADOR KE HUA ADDRESSED GUESTS FOR HALF AN HOUR, 20 MINUTES OF WHICH
CENTERED ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AS FOLLOWS:
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(A) ON 30.6.1997 BRITISH HONG KONG FLAG WOULD BE LOWERED,
TO BE REPLACED BY THE CHINESE FLAG.
(B) HONG KONG WOULD BE GOVERNED BY HONG KONG PEOPLE AND
CHINA WOULD NOT SEND ANY OFFICIALS.
(C) THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM WOULD BE MAINTAINED AND FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS PROTECTED (CHINA'S ESTIMATE OF SUCH INVESTMENTS WAS 30 PERCENT U S, 30 PERCENT JAPANESE AND 10 PERCENT
BRITISH).
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