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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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OF 251030Z MAY 93
AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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CHINA/MFN: LINE TO TAKE.
IN ANTICIPATION OF US ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONDITIONAL RENEWAL OF CHINA'S MFN STATUS, WE HAVE PREPARED A LINE TO TAKE WITH THE PRESS. THIS IS SET OUT IN MIFT.
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THE LINE IN MIFT IS INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR US IN HONG KONG: HENCE ITS PARAGRAPH 3 IS IMPORTANT. PARAGRAPHS 4, 5 AND 9 ARE IN BRACKETS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE FINALISED UNTIL WE HAVE SEEN THE TEXT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. PARAGRAPH 9 IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE US ADMINISTRATION WILL SAY THAT HONG KONG'S INTERESTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE MFN DECISION.
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