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MDHIA 1893
DECLINED TO VERIFY THIS REPORT. HE SAID THAT JARDINE WAS ONLY CONCERNED WITH BUSINESS ACTIVITIES NOT POLITICS. THE CHINESE SIDE ALSO HOPED JARDINE WOULD CONTINUE TO INVEST IN CHINA AND HK AFTER 1997. THE CHINESE SOURCE INDICATED THAT THE VISIT SIGNIFIED A RESUMPTION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND JARDINE, BUT CHINA WOULD KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE ACTIONS OF JARDINE.
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13. BOTH MING PAO AND WAH KIU YAT PO REPORTED TODAY THAT SIR POWELL HAD RAISED CT9. THE PAPER QUOTED SOURCES AS SAYING THAT WANG QUIREN SAID THAT THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVING THE FRANCHISE. WAH KIU YAT PO QUOTED CHINESE SOURCES ON MONDAY AS SAYING THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD SHORTLY MAKE AN ECONOMIC MOVE THAT WOULD BENEFIT BRITAIN AND FACILITATE THE TALKS.
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
.HK POLICY
65
DISTRIBUTION
72
NTCD
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
7
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF //MR SIBSON
NNNN
PS NO 10.
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