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CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENMAL

FM HONG KONG 211012Z NOV 84

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3557 OF 21 NOVEMBER

TOP CORY

HKCK 040/25

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 1 NOV 1984

DESK OFFICER

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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MIPT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: SRH OPINION SURVEY

DRAFT PRESS STATEMENT

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS READ WITH INTEREST REPORTS OF THE SURVEY OF PUBLIC OPINION ON THE AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG

PUBLISHED BY SRH.

THE GOVERNMENT IS GLAD TO NOTE THAT THE ANSWERS TO VARIOUS QUESTIONS INDICATE THE GENERAL ACCEPTABILITY OF THE AGREEMENT. THE FULL REPORT WILL BE STUDIED WITH INTEREST.

SRH'S FINDINGS AND STATISTICAL MATERIAL WILL SUPPLEMENT THE MUCH MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC VIEWS EXPECTED IN THE REPORT OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

CONFIDENTAL

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