TNAG-0761-FCO40-965-Budget-of-Hong-Kong--1978-1979-1978 — Page 4

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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 797 OF 28 JUNE 1978

INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

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WE NEED HM TREASURY'S WORKING PARTY'S REPORT ON WORLD ECONOMIC

PROSPECTS (WEP) URGENTLY AS INPUT TO OUR MID-YEAR REVIEW OF THE GDP FORECAST FOR 1978. PLEASE SEND A COPY BY AIR.

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2. WE HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVING THESE REPORTS FROM YOU FOR SOME

TIME NOW. THE LATEST ONE WE HAVE GOT WAS PREPARED IN JULY 1977 AND

WAS SENT TO US DIRECT FROM HM TREASURY ON OUR REQUEST. HM TREASURY INDICATED TO US THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION OF THE WEP REPORT. IF FOR SOME REASON WE WERE LEFT OUT OF YOUR DISTRIBUTION LIST, PLEASE PUT US BACK ONTO THE LIST AS THE WEP REPORT IS AN IMPORTANT DATA SOURCE FOR OUR FORECASTS ON

THE ECONOMY.

MACLEHOSE

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