DWF TL 012/24
PEKING TL 190
TO HONG KON
KONG
FCO
EM28/0
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FED
MKK040/1
I KEDAYAY NO. 91 - 4 JUL 1983
DECK OF
RESISTRY
GR 160
CONFIDENTIAL
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
TELELETTER
FROM
24 JUNE 1983
RN PEIRCE, PEKING
FOLLOWING FOR
RP MARGOLIS ESQ, DPA, HONG KONG
COPIED TO
W MORRIS ESQ, HKGD FCO
2
Mr. Mom's
CPPCC: HONG KONG
1. T K ANN MADE A SPEECH AT THE CLOSING DAY OF THE CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE. HE SAID THAT THE INCREASED HONG KONG AND MACAO REPRESENTATION AT THE CONFERENCE WAS PROOF THAT THE CHINESE WERE INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE OF THE VIEWS OF HONG KONG AND MACAO COMPATRIOTS. HE EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH CHINA'S CONCERN FOR HONG KONG AND SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE GREAT TASK OF RE- UNIFICATION. HONG KONG NEEDED CHINA AND CHINA NEEDED HONG KONG. HONG KONG HAD A DUTY TO HELP CHINA'S ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION AND
THE FOUR MODERNISATIONS.
2. ALTHOUGH THE CONTENT OF THE SPEECH WAS PRETTY BLAND, IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT A PROMINENT HONG KONG CITIZEN AND FORMER MEMBER OF EXCO SHOULD HAVE APPEARED PUBLICLY TO BE SO SATISFIED WITH CHINA'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS HONG KONG. HIS SPEECH WAS BROADCAST ON PEKING TELEVISION NEWS AND REPORTED IN THE CHINESE PRESS.
RN PEIRCE
NNNN
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Extract/ltem details:
Folio 364
FC040.
1551.