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BUT THAT HONG KONG AND WE WILL PUBLISH AT THAT TIME UNLESS WE
RECEIVE A FORMAL REQUEST NOT TO MAKE THE DOCUMENTS PUBLIC.
5. ONCE HONG KONG RECEIVE YOUR TRIGGER, THEY HAVE DISCRETION TO PUBLISH THE TEXTS AND THE COVERING COMMENTARY. NEWS DEPT ARE PLANNING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT HONG KONG WILL BE RELEASING THE DOCUMENTS AT 1600 HONG KONG TIME (0800 LONDON TIME). IF THE TIME FOR RELEASE IN HONG KONG CHANGES, PLEASE LET THE RESIDENT CLERK KNOW, AND ASK HIM TO INFORM THE NEWS DEPT DUTY OFFICER. OTHERWISE, NEWS DEPT WILL RELEASE AT 0800 HERE.
6.
AS DISCUSSED ON THE TELEPHONE WITH HONG KONG, MINISTERS ASKED THAT WHEN THE DOCUMENTS WERE PUBLISHED, THEY SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SHORT, PUNCHY SUMMARY DESIGNED TO STEER PRESS REPORTING IN A HELPFUL DIRECTION. MINISTERS HAVE APPROVED THE SUMMARY IN MIFT. GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG COULD RELEASE THIS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE OTHER DOCUMENTS.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
63
DISTRIBUTION
72
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF //MR SIBSON
CAOFF//MS D CORNER
CAOFF//MR CHARLTON
PS/PM
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