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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 705
OF 160748Z MAY 91
ESK OFFICES
INDEX
MA
TOP COPY Q DIST?
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
HONG KONG AIRPORT: PRESS STATEMENTS
1. AT TODAY'S WEEKLY MFA PRESS CONFERENCE TWO QUESTIONS ON HONG KONG, INCLUDING ONE REFERRING TO REPORTS THAT THE UK SIDE WOULD MAKE NO CONCESSIONS IN THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS, WERE ANSWERED IN A SIMILAR FASHION. DUAN JIN SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE HOPED THAT THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES COULD AGREE AT AN EARLY DATE TO THE BUILDING OF A NEW AIRPORT ON THE BASIS OF THE JD.
2. DUAN MADE NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THE SUBJECT.
COATES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
88
DISTRIBUTION
95
PADS
LIMITED
HKD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
ERD
RAD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD PS/PUS
MR BAYNE
SIR J COLES
FED
JOINT DIRECTORATE
NEWS D
MR MILES
PLANNERS
MR BURNS
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
7
SIR P CRADOCK (NO.10)
MS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS MR MACINTYRE HMT
~~NN
MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE MR S WHGHTMAN CABINET OFFICE MR A CHARLTON CABINET OFFICE
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