UNCLASSIFIED
5700
MDLIAN 235
SEPARATE STOVE
4.
NPC LOCAL DELEGATE CHENG YIU-TONG SAID HE LEARNED FROM HKMAO DIRECTOR LU PING THAT CHINA WOULD SET UP ANOTHER STOVE IF THERE WAS NO MORE SINO-BRITISH CO-OPERATION. ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WAS ACTIVELY CONSIDERING SETTING UP SEPARATE STOVES ON ISSUES CONCERNING THE NEW AIRPORT, GRANTING OF FRANCHISES AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
.HK POLICY
63
DISTRIBUTION
72
PLANNERS
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON
NNNN
CAOFF//MS D CORNER CAOFF//MR CHARLTON PS/PM
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