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FM HONG KONG 140840Z APR 83
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 507 OF 14 APRIL
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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WE ARE ASKED BY VISITORS FROM TIME TO TOME AND MORE RECENTLY BY UNOFFICIALS IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF HK TO CHINA.
2. IT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL TO HAVE A PAPER ON THIS SUBJECT CLASSIFIED NOT HIGHER THAN CONFIDENTIAL. A BOWDLERISED
VERSION
FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD PROVIDE
EXTREMELY USEFUL INFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE REPLIES TO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXCO.
3. WE HOPE THAT THE PAPER COULD BE READY IF POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN ABOUT FOUR PAGES.
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