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UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 150345Z OCT 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3202 OF 15 OCTOBER
HKK040/46
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
15 OCT 1984
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
JAK
159
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO 2068: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY: ASSESSMENT OFFICE.
WE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRESS RELEASE AT 9.30 AM HONG KONG
TIME ON SUNDAY (14TH) RATHER THAN WAIT UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY
(18TH) WHEN THE OFFICIAL SIDE REPLIES TO THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL DEBATE ON THE MOTION ON THE DRAFT AGREEMENT. THIS WAS
BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT A NUMBER OF UNOFFICIALS WOULD BE
RETURNING TO THE CHARGE AND TO LET THEM DO SO WHEN THEIR POINT
HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN WOULD HAVE BEEN UNFAIR.
2. TEXT OF THE PRESS RELEASE IS IN MIFT. IT WAS SENT TO THE LONDON
OFFICE IN THE USUAL WAY FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO YOU BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT THOUGHT NECESSARY TO ASK FOR IT TO
BE PASSED ON IMMEDIATEELY TO YOU. IF THIS HAS CAUSED YOU ANY
EMBARRASSMENT, WE CAN ONLY APOLOGISE.
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
MR BOYD.
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
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