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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2071
OF 271545Z NOVEMBER 91
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM RICKETTS, HKD
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YOUR TELNO 3723: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT
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Mr Stone
1. I FEAR I CANNOT GIVE YOU A PRECISE ANSWER. THESE WERE NOT SPECIFIC REPORTS SOURCED TO PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS BUT IMPRESSIONS OF THE MOOD, PARTICULARLY IN THE BRITISH BANKING COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG, AND AMONG SOME OF THE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE CONSORTIA. I SEE THAT SOME OF THE SAME ANXIETIES HAVE SURFACED IN PRESS ARTICLES SUCH AS THAT IN THE SCMP OF 13 NOVEMBER.
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I DO NOT MEAN TO BE OBFUSCATORY: BUT THE QUERY WAS STIMULATED BY IMPRESSIONISTIC RATHER THAN SPECIFIC COMMENTS.
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