TNAG-0767-FCO40-971-Supplies-of-electrical-power-for-Hong-Kong-Castle-Peak-power-1978 — Page 195

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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 208 OF 11 APRIL 1978

INFO HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR).

FOR CORTAZZI.

N YOUR TELNO 281 TO HONG KONG:

KADOOR IE'S VISIT TO CHINA,

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1. I AGREE WITH THE LINE SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF HONG KONG

"ELEGRAM 435. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE CHINESE HERE WILL BE

TEMPTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY VERY SERIOUS DISCUSSION, BUT THEY MAY

WELL RAISE THE SUBJECT.

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2. I WAS SURPRISED AT THE END OF LAST WEEK WHEN AT A THEATRE

PERFORMANCE IN THE EMBASSY MR LIANG SHANG-YUAN (THE HONG KONG

MAN IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT OF THE M.F.A. AND FORMER

MEMBER OF THE N.C.N.A. OFFICE IN HONG KONG) ASKED ME IN AN

INDISCREET VOICE WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THE ECONOMIC STABILITY

OF HONG KONG. WHEN I SAID THAT I THOUGHT THE SITUATION WAS

EXCELLENT AND THE ECONOMIC PROSPECT GOOD HE SAID THAT THE

SITUATION WAS NOW STABLE AND RELATIONS VERY GOOD. EVEN ALLOWING FOR THE FACT THAT I KNEW MR LIANG IN HONG KONG WHEN I WAS

ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER ! THINK IT A SIGNIFICANT INDICATION

OF THE NEW RELAXED ATMOSPHERE HERE THAT HE SHOULD DE PREPARED TO LAUNCH INTO SUCH A SUBJECT IN SUCH SURROUNDINGS.

DAVIES.

FILES

HKGD

FED

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MR.CORTAZZI

MR.MURRAY

MR.POSNETT

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