TNAG-0426-FCO40-472-Construction-of-an-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 145

CONFIDENTIAL,

2. WE HAVE INSTRUCTED OUR LONDON OFFICE TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES BASED ON POINTS 2 - 6 ABOVE AND WE SHALL MAKE USE OF THIS LETTER LOCALLY IF THE FINANCIAL TIMES' STORY IS PICKED UP

IN HONG KONG.

FCO PASS ROUTINE TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MACLEHOSE

FILES FR D

HKI OD NEWS DEPT PS/MR ROYLE MR WRIGHT

MR MARSHALL

[ADVANCED TO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE]

-2- CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO:

MR D A WALKER TREASURY

MR S W PAYTON BANK OF ENGLAND HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

LONDON