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TELNO OTTER 28

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YOUR TELNO OTTER 26: OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRITISH FIRMS

1. YOUR TUR READS AS THOUGH YOU HAVE NOT SEEN MY TELNO OTTER 6 OF 3 JANUARY IN WHICH I EXPRESSED VIEWS, AND SOME RESERVATIONS, ABOUT, THE PROPOSED EXERCISE.

2. FURTHER CONTACT SINCE THEN WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PADS INFORMATION PEOPLE CAUSES US TO REVISE THOSE VIEWS. CLEARLY THÔI ARE NOT GETTING THEIR MATERIAL OUT AS QUICKLY AS EXPECTED · EARLIER, AND MAY NOW BE SLOWING IT DOWN FURTHER SO AS NOT TO PROVOKE MORE CHINESE CRITICISMS OVER THE PROJECT BEING PUSHED AHEAD. THUS, MAYBE, THERE IS MORE SCOPE FOR US RUNNING OUR OWN PUBLICITY OVER THE OPPORTUNITIES. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THIS WITH CHRISTIAN ADAMS WHILE HE IS HERE AND MEANWHILE AWAIT YOUR FAXED TERMS OF REFERENCE.

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