TNAG-0850-FCO40-1060-Future-of-Hong-Kong-New-Territories-leases-1979 — Page 88

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INFO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

FOLLOWING FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.

HUA GUOFENG'S COMMENTS ON HONG KONG:

1. A JOURNALIST HERE CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD FROM A COLLEAGUE IN

PEKING THAT REUTERS WERE TOLD BY THE MFA THAT A QUESTION ON

HONG KONG WOULD BE WELCOMED AT HUA'S PRESS CONFERENCE, WITH

THE IMPLICATION THAT WHAT HE SAID WAS A CAREFULLY PREPARED RESPONSE.

DO YOU KNOW IF THIS IS SO?

2. IS THERE A VERBATIM TEXT OF WHAT HUA SAID? THE REUTERS TEXT

AVAILABLE HERE IS A MIXTURE OF REPORTED SPEECH AND COMMENT.

MACLEHOSE

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