TNAG-0752-FCO40-956-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 62

CONFIDENTIAL

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JF R Martin Esq

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Dear John,

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COLONIAL SECRETARIAT

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LOWER ALBERT ROAD

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HONG KONG

24 September, 1975

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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.

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You may be interested in some further evidence t. that the local communists are continuing to take this

confident and friendly line about the future in discussion with people here.

3.

A recent example was provided at a luuch party given on 11 September by Stanley 110 at his house in long Kong, when the guests were a group of local businessmen, Eric llo, the Director of Home Affairs, was also present, I am indebted to him and to one of the other guests for th following account.

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14.10.

Stanley 110 suid to his guests that he had recentl attended a dinner given by lieury Fok for Hong Kong Chinese 110 implied that the dinner part, real estate developers. had been given with the blessing of the NCNA who sent a

Eric Uo thinks this was LT representative to attend it.

Chu-sheng (c.f. my letter of 6 May).

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Stanley 110 told his guests how, at the dinner part Li had explained that China was satisfied with the present state of Anglo-Chinese relations and that all the businessm at the dinner could tell their friends that they need have an

Their investments world fear about investing in Hong Kong.

be absolutely safe until at least 1997, subject to the following four factors:-

(a)

,that there was no world war;

(b)

In this

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

/contd....