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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNOS 2902 AND 2903: HONG KONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING POLICIES
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MANY THANKS. WE ARE FAXING TO PS/GH A COPY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S BRIEF REPLY TO LORD YOUNG.
2. ON YOUR POLICY FOR SUBSCRIPTION TV, WE NOTE THAT YOU WILL PROBABLY DROP THE LINKAGE WITH A SECOND LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS ARE. WILL THIS GIVE AN AUTOMATIC ADVANTAGE TO ANY CONSORTIUM WITH HK TELECOM IN IT, BECAUSE OF THEIR EXISTING NETWORK? WILL IT REDUCE THE COSTS OF PROVIDING A SERVICE?
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