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TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 5 OF 9TH JAN '80
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNO BTC 2 : REPORT OF HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT.
1. THIS QUESTION IS STILL CREATING PRESS INTEREST, WITH ENQUIRIES IN PARTICULAR FROM THE FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW.
2. MR BLAKER'S OFFICE CANNOT RECALL THE LETTER REFERRED TO IN YOUR PARA. 2. THEY SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS IT WAS PASSED TO THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD MA E FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THIS.
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3. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN HMG AND THE CHINESE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SITING AN AIRPORT ON THE CHINESE SIDE OF THE BORDER. AS WE UNDERSTAND
AS WE UNDERSTAND IT THE STUDIES OF POSSIBLE SITES WILL TAKE A CONSIDERABLE TIME AND A DECISION IS UNLIKELY BEFORE 1993.
CARRINGTON
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PS/NR BLAKER MR MURRAY
KR CORTAZZI
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HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON
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