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YOUR TELNO 945: LABOUR CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG.

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Action Taken

1. MR CRYER HAS BEEN CORRECTLY REPORTED. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS IS WRITING TO MR CRYER TO POINT OUT THAT

HIS STATEMENT DOES NOT REFLECT HMG'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSITION

IN HONG KONG. WE HOPE THAT HE WILL AGREE TO ISSUE A RETRACTION

WHICH YOU. WILL BE ABLE TO RELEASE IF NECESSARY. IN THE MEANTIME, WE SUGGEST THAT IF YOU ARE ASKED ABOUT HMG'S ATTITUDE YOU SHOULD

SAY THAT YOU ARE SEEKING CLARIFICATION BUT STRESS THE SUPPORT

WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING

PROGRAMME OF SOCIAL AND LABOUR DEVELOPMENT.

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HK & GD (6)

MR STRATTON

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

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