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Future of Hong Kong
Mr Eric Hoting telephone me yesterday just before
leaving for a two month visit to the US. He said he had
been in Peking at the time of the last round of the talks,
and from what he had heard while there "the signs are very
good". He had been told privately by "WANG" that "we are
not going to interfere with anything". He had also been
asked directly by YANG Yidong (who, according to Mr Hotung, is now effectively running the Hong Kong and Macau Office
in Peking): "What do you think we ought to do (in Hong
Kong) ?"
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Mr Hotung interpreted these and similar remarks as indications that the Chinese had been convinced by British
arguments that they could not run Hong Kong. In fact, as he put it, "you fellows have won". He offered his
congratulations.
This conversation tends to confirm our impression
that Mr Hotung is out of touch with reality.
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CC DPA
(R JT McLaren)
PA
29.11.83
SecLic
DSB HSG
Chancery PEKING
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