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4. THE INDEPENDENT (BUT NOT COMMUNIST) PRESS CARRIED A
DENIAL BY A CHINA RESOURCES COMPANY SPOKESMAN THAT CHINA HAD
DECIDED TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS IN U.S. DOLLARS RATHER THAN HONG KONG
DOLLARS IN TRADING WITH HONG KONG. (THIS FOLLOWED A REPORT IN THE
RIGHT-WING KUNG SHEUNG DAILY NEWS ON 3 OCTOBER THAT CHINESE TRADERS
HAD TOLD MALAYSIAN :IMPORTERS TO PAY IN U.S. AND NOT HONG KONG
DOLLARS).
HADDON-CAVE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
COPIES TO
SIR IAN SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
LEGAL ADVISER
LIMITED
HD/HKD
MR BURROWS
HD/FED
MR ROBERTS
HD/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
NEWS D
MR FLOWER
MR COLES
SIR A PARSONS
MR WALKER
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
NO 10 DOWNING STREET RESEARCH D OAB 2/82
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