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5. SHALL ALSO COMMENT POSIT-ÞVELY ON THE SCHEME AND PRESENT WT AS
AN EXPRESSION OF OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENCY AND THE ECONOMY
UNDERLYING BT.
6. SATURDAY NOON WAS CHOSEN TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRST IMPACT
OF THE SCHEME WILL BE ON THE HONG KONG MARKET ON MONDAY AND
NOT ON MARKETS ABROAD AS WOULD BE THE CASE IF THERE WERE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT,
YOUDE
COPIES TO:
LIMITED
MR GIFFARD
MR BURROWS
HD/HKD
HD/ERD(MR APPLEYARD)
PS
PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS
MR EVANS MR DONALD
MR D PERRETZ
MR D HOLLAND
LEGAL ADVISERS
TREASURY
BANK OF ENGLAND
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