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MDHIAN 4197
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FM SINGAPORE
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 253
OF 050745Z JULY 91
НКВ 18216.
8 JUL 1991
TOP COPY Q DIST?
MY TELNO 250: CHINA/HONG KONG: THE AIRPORT PROJECT
1.
FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS SPOKESMAN TELEPHONED ME LATE ON 4 JULY TO SAY THAT THE MINISTRY WOULD BE ISSUING A PRESS STATEMENT WELCOMING THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE AIRPORT MOU. HE READ OUT THE TEXT OF THE STATEMENT WHICH DESCRIBES THE MOU AS A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL BOOST BUSINESS AND INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG AND ADDS THAT IT IS IN THE INTERESTS OF COUNTRIES IN REGION TO SEE HONG KONG CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND PROSPER IN THE RUN UP TO 1997 AND BEYOND.
2.
THE AIRPORT AGREEMENT PROVIDES THE LEAD ARTICLE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF TODAY'S STRAITS TIMES. THE MFA STATEMENT FIGURES PROMINENTLY. A FURTHER REPORT ON THE INSIDE PAGES DETAILS THE POSITIVE REACTION FROM THE HONG KONG BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
3.
·behud.
FULL TEXT OF MFA STATEMENT FOLLOWS BY BAG TO HKD.
4. IN VIEW OF CONSIDERABLE LOCAL INTEREST, GRATEFUL FOR FULL TEXT OF MOU INITIALLED BY SIR PERCY CRADDOCK AND LU PING, TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER RELEVANT BACKGROUND MATERIAL.
DUGGAN
YYYY
MAIN
PADS SECRET
LIMITED
HKD
HD/PUSD
HD/FED
HD/NEWS D
31
DISTRIBUTION
40
HD/PLANNERS
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
1
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