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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 910 OF 2 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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1.
IN THE COURSE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE WHICH THE FOREIGN
MINISTER TOOK OVER THIS AFTERNOON AT SHORT NOTICE FROM PREMIER
HUA, MR HUANG WAS ASKED BY THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST WHAT
ADVICE HE WOULD GIVE TO HONG KONG INVESTORS WHO MIGHT BE
NERVOUS IN VIEW OF THE EXPIRY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LEASE,
DUE IN LESS THAN 20 YEARS.
2.
HUANG HUA REPLIED QUOTE THE LEASE IS DUE TO EXPIRE IN
1997. SO THERE IS STILL TIME. THE BASIC ATTITUDE OF THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN THIS MATTER IS THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES
FOR RESOLUTION WE WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE INTERESTS
OF INVESTORS SO THAT THEIR INTERESTS WILL NOT BE HURT.
CAME UP IN THE TALKS YESTERDAY AND BOTH SIDES AGREED TO KEEP
IN CONTACT IN THIS MATTER UNQUOTE
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MR. J.GRAHAM
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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