CONFIDENTIAL
174505
MDHOAN 3168
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2336
OF 071635Z DECEMBER 90
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
OP COPY Q DIST?
la
Нив 265.
21.00
30
YOUR TELNO 2329: NCNA STATEMENT ON TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
1. WE AGREE THAT PEKING SHOULD SEEK AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO REPEAT THE MESSAGE THERE. GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD TAKE ACTION.
2. ON PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR, WE HAVE CONSULTED THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THE PUBLIC LINE TO TAKE
AND AGREED THE FOLLOWING:
HURD
'WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE NCNA ABOUT THEIR STATEMENT AND EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE AN OFFICIAL COMMENT ON SUCH A MATTER INVOLVING THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG.'
YYYY
MAIN
58
DISTRIBUTION
61
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PUSD
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
ADDITIONAL
3
MS FOAKES LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
NN NN
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
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