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MDHIAN 9961
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1691
OF 280847Z MAY 91
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
• attached
PERSONAL FOR BURNS, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR
MY TELNO 1677: AIRPORT PROJECT: THE WAY AHEAD
& A
1. YRTELNO 1003 ALSO NOTED THAT JOHN ELLIOTT'S ARTICLE IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES SUGGESTED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS CONSIDERING A PERSONAL APPEAL TO LI PENG ON THE NEW AIRPORT. I PUT THIS DOWN TO INTELLIGENT SPECULATION. THE IDEA THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS WAITING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRPORT SHOULD PROCEED SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD AMONG THE MEDIA HERE. THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ON 25 MAY HAD A LEAD STORY ON THIS THEME.
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HKD
HD/FED
HD/NEWS D
HD/PUSD
31
DISTRIBUTION
40
HD/PLANNERS
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
ADDITIONAL
SIR P CRADOCK (NO 10)
PS/NO.10
MS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR J P MCINTYRE HM TRESY
MR S WIGHTMAN CABINET OFFICE MR GOWAN CABINET OFFICE MR A CHARLTON CABINET OFFICE MR WYE RAD
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