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FR HONG KONG 17394GZ MAR 83
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 366 OF 17 MARCH
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 244 : MR ARNOLD'S PQS
HKK 2431 IVERED IN $25.50YNG. ST 18 MAR 1983
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WE SUGGEST THREE AMENDMENTS TO YOUR DRAFT REPLIES AS FOLLOWS:
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(1) IN REPLY TO QUESTION (C), DELETE HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO
ACT AST! AND SUBSTITUTE PRESENT POLICY IS TO PROVIDE. (AS
DRAFTED THE REPLY COULD ENCOURAGE FURTHER DEPARTURES).
(1) IN REPLY TO QUESTION (D) PART (A), DELETE STRICTLY".
(111) IN REPLY TO QUESTION (D) PART (B), ADD ''VERY'' BEFORE THE
WORDS SHALL NUMBER'. (FOR YOUR INFORMATION, ONLY TWO HAVE
BEEN SO TRANSFERRED. WE HAVE NOT PUBLICISED THIS).
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