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FM HONG KONG 130240Z AUG 83
TO PRIORITY CANBERRA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 12 OF 10 AUGUST
INFO F C 0.
MY TELNO 1117: MR HAYDEN'S VISIT TO CHINA.
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. MR HAYDEN'S REMARKS TO THE PRESS IN PEKING TO THE
EFFECT THAT HE WAS ENCOURAGED'' BY THE CHINESE ATTITUDE
TO THE HONG KONG ISSUE WERE PROMINENTLY AND EXTENSIVELY
REPORTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS. MR HAYDEN SPOKE IN SIMILAR
TERMS TO SOME LOCAL JOURNALISTS AT AN INFORMAL MEETING
IN HIS HOTEL ROOM.
2. ALTHOUGH MR HAYDEN WAS CAREFUL NOT TO COMMENT ON
THE BRITISH POSITION, HIS REMARKS WERE NEVERTHELESS BADLY
RECEIVED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
WHO COMMENTED AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING ON 9 AUGUST THAT
MR HAYDEN WOULD BE REGARDED AS HAVING ENDORSED CHINESE
PLANS FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
3. THIS REINFORCES THE NEED FOR AN EARLY ACCOUNT OF MR HAYDEN'S
DISCUSSION WITH WU XUEQIAN.
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MR DONALD
MR WRIGH
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