CONFIDENTIAL

426

MDHIAN 5873

ACTION WHEN NECESSARY.

-

PROSPECTS FOR QUICK SETTLEMENT OF ALL ON-SITE ISSUES ON THIS

BASIS?

3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THIS REFORMULATION WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE

TO YOU AND HONG KONG. WE COULD OF COURSE DRAW ON OTHER POINTS IN HONG KONG TURS TO ELABORATE HONG KONG'S THINKING, IF THE REACTIONS OF CHEN OR HIS COLLEAGUES SUGGEST THAT THIS WOULD BE USEFUL. BUT

TOO HEAVY-HANDED AN APPROACH MIGHT PROVE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE AT

THIS LEVEL.

MCLAREN

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

.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

PS NO 10.

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