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MDHIAN 4836
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FM BTC HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 17090OZ FCO
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OF 16103OZ MAY 89
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG.
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YOUR TELNO 985, PEKING TELNO 796 AND UKREP JLG HONG KONG TELNO 148:
HONG KONG BULL POINTS.
ON THE ECONOMY AND TRADE ASPECTS OF THIS PAPER WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING
RELATIVELY MINOR COMMENTS:
(A) PART V (A) PARA 4 SHOULD READ QUOTE OVER 400 BRITISH COMPANIES HAVE REGISTERED SUBSIDIARIES...UNQUOTE
(B) PART V (A) PARA 9. SECOND SENTENCE MIGHT READ QUOTE NOW HAS 225 MEMBERS OF WHICH 153 ARE CORPORATE MEMBERS UNQUOTE.
(C) PART V (A) PARA 10 (FIRST TIRET) MIGHT READ QUOTE BRITAIN HAS CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED WELL IN MAJOR PROJECTS IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION, TOWN GAS PLANT, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.
(D) PART V. PARA 12 (SECOND TIRET) SUGGEST ADDING THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE QUOTE IN 1989 ACTIVITY IS CONTINUING AT A SIMILAR LEVEL AND WILL INCLUDE A MAJOR BRITISH TRADE EXHIBITION IN NOVEMBER, ''BRITAIN IN HONG KONG'', AND A PARALLEL IMPORTANT EXHIBITION OF BRITAIN'S EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, BRITISH EDUCATION EDHIBITION'' TO BE OPENED BY THE PRINCE OF WALES UNQUOTE.
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(E) PART V PARA 13 (THIRD TIRET). SUGGEST ADDING AFTER QUOTE TEN A3JO AIRBUS AIRCRAFT UNQUOTE THE FOLLOWING QUOTE WITH ROLLS-
ROYCE ENGINES UNQUOTE.
(F) PART V (B) (SECOND TIRET). DELETE FINAL SENTENCE AND SUBSTITUTE QUOTE WILL SUPPRT ABOUT 25 STUDENTS IN ANY ONE YEAR FROM HONG KONG TO STUDY IN THE UK. (THIS ASSUMES A COST PER STUDENT OF ABOUT POUNDS STERLING 10,000 PER YEAR).
(G) PART VI(FIFTH TIRET) UNDER HEADING MAJOR PROJECTS MIGHT
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