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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1035 OF 20 JULY INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING, (FOR HK GOVT REP), CG NEW YORK (FOR HK GOVT REP), BRUSSELS (FOR HK GOVT REP), UKMIS GENEVA (FOR HK GOVT REP)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRESS REPORTS.
WASHINGTON.
1. AS WE HAVE REPORTED IN RECENT TELEGRAMS, THE INDEPENDENT CHINESE LANGUAGE DAILY 'MING PAO DAILY NEWS'' HAS BEEN CARRYING A SERIES OF HELPFUL EDITORIALS. MIFT CONTAINS A FULL TRANSLATION OF THE PAPER'S EDITORIAL ON 18 JULY (REFERRED TO IN MY TELNO 1024) WHICH EXAMINES THE CONCEPT OF HAVING HONG KONG ADMINISTERED BY HONG KONG PEOPLE AND LISTS CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE FULFILLED TO MAKE IT FEASIBLE.
2. SEE MIFT.
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