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FM PEKING 24O8OOZ JAN 84.
TO PRIORITY FCO 13B
TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 24 JANUARY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 51: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: JI PENGE'S INTERVIEW
WITH LIAOWANG MAGAZINE
1. WE CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT CARELESS TRANSLATION WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE OMISSION OF 'BY LAW FROM THE NCNA DESPATCH. THE
LIAOWANG ARTICLE APPEARED IN ENGLISH IN CHINA DAILY OF 23
JANUARY. THE RELEVANT EXTRACT READ: '' BRITISH AND OTHER
FOREIGN ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN HONG KONG WILL BE LEGALLY
PROTECTED''.
EVANS
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.D. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
STR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM K195 CONFIDENTAL
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