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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2985
OF 10111OZ OCTOBER 90
4XC182/2.
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PADS AND JLG BUSINESS: CHINESE VIEWS AS RELAYED BY PURVES
1. YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN A REPORT WHICH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG BANK GAVE EXCO YESTERDAY ABOUT MEETINGS WHICH HE HAD WITH LI PENG AND LEADING MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU
AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL IN PEKING ON 6 OCTOBER.
4. THIS IS MILDLY ENCOURAGING IN SO FAR AS IT GOES. IT IS ALSO INTERESTING THAT NCNA HAVE SO FAR MADE NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT OUR DECISION ON THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, EITHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE. INDEED THE ONLY INDIRECT REFLECTION OF A COMMUNIST VIEW HAS BEEN IN WEN WEI BAO, WHICH TODAY CARRIES AN EDITORIAL
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