TNAG-0580-FCO40-713-UK-policy-on-status-of-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 109

CONFIDENTIAL

布政司署

香港下亞風畢道

**M OUR Ref.: SCR 1/4731/49 III

*Your Ref.:

JFR Martin Esq

Far Eastern Department F CO

F

Поли, серек

Dear John,

COLONIAL SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

24 September, 1975

Joh

Mr. Honne

we spoke,

حليلات

MBB 13/60

-wall MLD

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I wrote to you on 6 May and again to Nick Fen on 18 June (copied to you) about reassurances given to Jardines by representatives of the CNA in relation to the future of Hong Kong and the need for continued British investment here.

2.

You may be interested in some further evidence that the local communists are continuing to take this confident and friendly line about the future in discussion with people here.

3.

6/10.

14.10.

A recent examplc was provided at a luuch parij given on 11 September by Stanley 110 at his house in long Kong, when the guests were a group of local businessmen. Eric lo, the Director of Home Affairs, was also present, girl Jam indebted to him and to one of the other guests for He following account.

1.

Stanley 110 said to his guests that he had regni 1, attended a dinner given by fleury Fok for Hong Kong Chin real estate developers. 10 implied that the dinner pari, had been given with the blessing of the ICNA who sent a representative to attend it. Eric To thinks this was T Chu-sheng (c.f. my letter of 6 May).

Stanley 10 told his guests how, at the dia pr Li had explained that China was satisfied with the presen state of Anglo-Chinese relations and that all the businessm at the dinner could tell their friends that they need have fear about investing in Hong Kong. Their investments vor to be absolutely safe until at least 1997, subject to the following four factors:-

(a) ,that there was no world war;

(b)

that the Hong Kong Government abstained from policies which might irritate China. In this context Li'made references to the need to preven any significant Russian penetration of Hong Fong,

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