TNAG-0744-FCO40-948-Relations-between-China-and-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 71

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For the moment up to sone 1 billion, but with every prospect ing more. The important thing nou is for time to be indicate cur willingness to support under Gottipe 2 the very additional amounts of credit which will ha pudulled for the major

therefore industriel undertakings envisaged. that we should be authorised to give general indictions of ous willingness to support such deals without any formal restriction. Such indications in principle can be expected to amount to many

In accordance with tines the level of our firm commitments.

current delegated authorities, we would propose to circulang detcils of individual cases of over 260n which involve credit froms in excess of 5 years, thus allowing the buildup of Cim odmalment and potential business to be meaitored.

There is one other matter which I should no nature of the financing of these love lojes to whether the piecemeal way in which t China business should not be replaced by I am discussing this with the Binx of the load.

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