TNAG-0742-FCO40-946-Relations-between-China-and-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 51

CONFIDENTIAL

6.

British Council; and I attach a copy of my minute

to Denis Healey about this. I shall need to

see whether our Embassy in Peking will have to be

reinforced to cope with the increased level of

exchanges.

In general we may have to take on

more financial obligations in the first instance

than we would when dealing with a free democratic :

society.

7. Because of the wider implications of this

minute you may wish me to send copies to DOP

colleagues.

舀

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN