TNAG-0332-FCO40-368-Visits-of-Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Af-1972 — Page 154

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EN CLAIR

FROM HONG KONG

UNCLASSIFIED

TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO BIS 15 FEBRUARY 15

CONFERENCCE TWELVE STOP SIR ALEC BEGAN THE PRESS

CONFERENCE BY MAKING FOLLOWING STATEMENT COLON QUOTE

PERHAPS EYE COULD SAY AT START THAT ONES IMPRESSION AFTER

TWO DAYS' VISIT MUST OF COURSE TO SOME EXTENT BE

SUPERFICIAL STOP NEVERTHELESS IT IS CLEAR HONG KONG IS AYE

GOING CONCERN STOP WHAT STRIKES ONE IS CONFIDENCE IN CITY

AND ITS ACHIEVEMENT STOP BUT CONFIDENCE WITHOUT ANY COMPLACENCY

AT ALL STOP EVERYBODY REALISES EYE THINK THE MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEMS

AHEAD STOP IN PARTICULAR ONE IS IMPRESSED BY

DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PARTICULARLY AND IMPROVEMENTS AND

STANDARDS WHICH ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN

REGULARLY AND WITH PURPOSE STOP AND SO GENERALLY EYE LEAVE

YOU WITH THE PICTURE OF AYE CITY WHICH HAD AYE GREAT

FUTURE AHEAD OF IT STOP AND CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEIR FUTURE EYE THINK IS BEST

RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY WOULD GIVE TO THE OUTSIDE

WORLD STOP UNQUOTE ENDS INFORMS

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