V:
SALAHJ
RESTRICTED
PROPOSED WORLD EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG IN 1997
1.
Why HMG decline to give proposal their full support?
It would be premature and inappropriate for us to take a firm view on the idea before its feasbility has been established. We must first await the outcome of the examination of the feasibility of the proposal which is being undertaken in Hong Kong.
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