11.
TOP COPY
RESTRICTED
(172)
GR 100
RESTRICTED
HKK040/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 AUC 1283
FM HONG KONG 260640Z JUL 83
TO PRIORITY PEKING
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 400 OF 26 JULY
1
INFO PRIORITY FCO
PEGISTRY
Action Taken
CHI218
See (173)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRESS COVERAGE.
VIRTUALLY ALL MAJOR PAPERS GAVE PROMINENT COVERAGE OF THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE TALKS IN PEKING WHICH WERE CHARACTERISED
•
AS 'FRIENDLY'' FEW PAPERS INDULGED IN ANY SPECULATION ON THE CONTENT OF THE DISCUSSIONS. THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE HONG KONG STANDARD WAS AN EXCEPTION. THE PAPER HAD RELIABLY LEARNED THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES SOUGHT THE APPOINTMENT OF A LOCAL HONG KONG CHINESE AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. THE APPOINTMENT WOULD NEED TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH CHINESE AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS
BUT WOULDDEMONSTRATE THE PRACTICALITY OF HONG KONG PEOPLE RUNNING HONG KONG'' (GANGREN ZHIGANG).
HADDON-CAVE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
COPIES TO:
HD/HKD
HD/FED
MR BURROWS
HD/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
HD/PUSD
PS
MR FLOWER
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
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MR WALKER, RESEARCH DEPT
SIR A PARSONS
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
GOGGS
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