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required, rather than fix a date six months ahead. much this is due to what we have perceived as a minor clamp- down on Chinese official visits to Hong Kong, I cannot really judge).
The three economic papers already copied round the houses were the subject of a lively debate. The meeting agreed that all three papers indicated a Chinese message to Hong Kong: that there were important gains to be made in the economic/commercial areas by both sides if no-one upset the applecart.
The last paper discussed by the meeting was a review of
the KCRC freight performance in 1985.
The Committee will next meet on 31 July. I hope it will not take me quite so long to report that meeting!
Your ever,
c.c.
(C T Wood)
Assistant Political Adviser I
J Ashton, Esq.,
Far Eastern Department, FCO
D G Blunt, Esq.,
British Embassy, Peking
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