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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 732 OF 22. SEPT.

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR

YOUR STATEMENT TO LEGCO ON 6 OCTOBER : LABOUR

1. LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS HAS SHOWN THE DEPARTMENT THE DRAFT SECTION ON LABOUR AFFAIRS IN YOUR PROPOSED STATEMENT WHICH YOU GAVE TO HIM WHEN HE PASSED THROUGH HONG KONG LAST MONTH. THE MINISTER TOLD YOU AT THE TIME THAT HE SAW NO OBJECTION TO WHAT YOU WERE PROPOSING TO SAY :

WE PARTICULARLY LIKE YOUR PARA 7.

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WE SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING, ANY OTHER DRAFT SECTIONS OF YOUR STATEMENT WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE

DISCUSSIONS IN JULY,

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