CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 490
OF 24154OZ FEBRUARY 89
HKB 011/3
TOP Q DIST
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
98
153045
MDHOAN 5848
YOUR TELNO 624 (NOT TO ALL): FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENQUIRY
INTO HONG KONG: INITIAL MEMORANDUM
1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE MEMORANDUM WHICH WE FAXED TO YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK. WE HAVE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TAKEN ACCOUNT OF YOUR COMMENTS AND THOSE OF THE GOVERNOR, WHO HAS SEEN THE DRAFT IN THE COURSE OF HIS VISIT HERE. 2. WE ARE FAXING TODAY THE REVISED VERSION OF THE DRAFT AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS WHICH YOU MAY HAVE DESKBY 27113OZ AND FOR COMMENTS FROM PEKING, DESKBY 28O9OOZ. 3. THE DRAFT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS FOR THEIR WEEK-END BOXES. BUT THERE WILL BE A FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE YOUR COMMENTS ON BOARD AFTER THE WEEK-END BEFORE THE DRAFT IS FINALISED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE BY 1 MARCH.
HOWE
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ΜΑΙΝ
19
LIMITED
HKD
FED
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DISTRIBUTION
19
MR MCLAREN
1
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