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FM HONG KONG
TO FLASH PEKING
TELNO 73
OF 220227Z APRIL 86
INFO DESKBY 22090OZ FCO
FCO TELNO 718 TO HONG KONG : HONG KONG AND GATT.
1 SHOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FURTHER LATE AMENDMENT TO THE TEXT OF
THE PRESS RELEASE. IN SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 5 OF OUR TELNO 1145
TO FCO THE WORDS IN HONG KONG'S NAME'' SHOULD BE PEPLACED BY
''AS A SEPARATE CONTRACTING PAPTY." THIS WILL AVOID GIVING ANY
POSSIBLE OFFENCE TO CHINESE SENSITIVITIES.
2. SINCE THIS IS A STYLISTIC AMENDMENT RATHER THAN ONE OF
SUBSTANCE HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT IT. IF YOU APE TO SPEAK
THIS MORNING TO THE CHINESE TIME DIFFERENCE WITH LONDON MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN FCO CLEARANCE IN TIME.
YOUDE
HKR 122/1
RECE'.
23 APR 1986
INDI
CA
in Takan
AGB
FB 231,
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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