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FM PEKING 210737Z NOV 80

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 755 OF 21 NOVEMBER

AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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1. WE HAVE SEEN THE REPORTS ON THIS SUBJECT IN THE SOUTH CHINA

POST OF 14 AND 15 NOVEMBER (ALSO REFERRED TO IN THE TIMES OF 17 NOVEMBER). THEY ARE APPARENTLY BASED ON STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTED

BY THE ''EXPRESS'' TO ZHAO GUANQI, DESCRIBED AS ''DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ADMINISTRATION BUREAU'’»

2. THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ADMINISTRATION BUREAU ANSWERS TO THE

STATE COUNCIL BUT WE DO NOT KNOW ZHAO GUANQI. NOR HAD WE HEARD

BEFORE THAT THE BUREAU ''DEALS WITH EXTERNAL AFFAIRS''.

3. WE HAVE MADE NO ENQUIRIES HERE THOUGH IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE

TO DO SO IN INFORMAL CONTACTS WITH THE MFA. BUT IT WOULD BE

HELPFUL FIRST TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS HONG KONG MAY HAVE ON THESE

REPORTS AND THEIR ORIGIN.

CRADOCK

LIMITED

HK & GD

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PS/LPS

PS/MR RIDLEY

PS/MR BLAKER

PS/PUS

SIR E YOUDE

MR DONALD

MR HARDING

LORD NG LENNOX

(THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

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