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general concern among the British business community that
regulations which might make sense on their own before 1997
would permit an unacceptable degree of Chinese interference in the affairs of foreign companies after 1997. This was an
issue which we might want to look at inter-departmentally.
Distribution
Mr McLaren
Mr Burns
Mr Miles
Mr Paul, HKD
Mr Reeve, COMED
Mr Adams, PEP Div, DTI
Mr Rogers, PEP Div, DTI
Mr Love, OT2, DTI
Hong Kong Department
17 October 1990
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