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4. THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST PICKED UP A COMMENTARY IN YESTERDAY'S WEN WEI. PO, COMPLAINING THAT THE COMMEN- TATOR HAD SPOTTED A SIGNPOST HAD BEEN PUT UP AT LO WU RAILWAY STATION WHICH READ QUOTE TO CHINA UNQUOTE. THE QUOTE OPEN UNQUOTE IMPLICATION THAT LO WU WAS NOT PART OF CHINA, WAS QUOTE HURTFUL TO THE PEOPLE'S HEAR UNCUOTE. NONE OF THE OTHER INDEP- ENDENT PAPERS HAS YET PAID ANY ATTENTION TO THE WEN WEI PO
COMMENTARY.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
ED/HKD
HD/FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD(MR FLOWER)
RESEARCH DEPT(MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER(SIR IAN SINCLAIR)
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PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/R LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
COPIES TO: (VIA DISTR. ROOM)
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND
INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:
(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS
NEWS DEPT
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