TNAG-0765-FCO40-969-Minting-of-coins-for-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 161

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*** OUR REF.: CR 5/2241/47 III

來函檔號 YOUR REF.:

Door Mr. Thompson,

Hong Kong Coinage

22

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

4th July 1978

HKK 138/1

RECEIVED

14 JUL 1978

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I was reminded by the attached excerpt

from a recent edition of the South China Morning Post that I have not received a reply to my letter dated 14th (134/5 December 1977, about the Royal Mint's monopoly of

Hong Kong's coinage business. You will see from this article that the Royal Mint made very substantial profits last year. As this has been widely publicised, it is, in my view, important that we are prepared should we be pressed to provide answers to questions similar to those raised in my letter dated 14th December 1977.

Yours

Darbe 18.4.

(D. W. A. Blye)

Secretary for Monetary Affairs

Mr. J. Thompson,

Hong Kong & General Department,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London SW1A 2AH,

ENGLAND.

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