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Legislative Council and to the press, but neither he nor any other

Hong Kong official has actually welcomed that statement as a concrete

example of the UK's assistance. I think we must now begin to make

it clear that we expect rather more from Hong Kong Government

officials, and that if despite this, public opinion in Hong Kong

misinterprets the policy of HMG, then this is something we may

all have to live with for a while.

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and TRED

EID agree.

I submit a draft telegram to Hong Kong accordingly.

8 January 1974

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Mr Butler, EID Mr Cloak, TRED

ACBL

A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.

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