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130016 MDLIAN 630
IN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE BUT ALSO INCREASINGLY IN POLITICAL TERMS. THE TAIWANESE CONSIDER THAT THEY HAVE A LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO COMMENT ON, AND TAKE AN INTEREST IN, HONG KONG MATTERS OVER WHICH THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID THAT WISH TO BE HELPFUL TO US. NO DOUBT THE CHINESE SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
MORRICE
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
9
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON
CAOFF//MS D CORNER
CAOFF //MR CHARLTON PS/PM
NNNN
2
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