TNAG-1060-FCO40-1310-Mass-Transit-Railway-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 209

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HKCK 17311

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY MO. 51 2 7 JAN1931

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Your reference

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HKK 173/1

Date

20 January 1981

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HONG KONG : MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ISLAND LINE

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NİCK 173/2

1. I enclose, for your information a copy of the Hong Kong Government paper outlining proposals for the construction of the Mass Transit Railway Island Line. This formed the background to the recent Executive Council decision to go ahead with the project. It may be of some use as background material.

2. It is, however, important that the circulation of the paper be restricted. We receive such Hong Kong Government papers on the

It would be understanding that they are not passed elsewhere. embarrassing if we were known to have down so, and this might, in future, result in problems over obtaining information from Hong Kong. I should, therefore, be grateful if you would ensure that the paper is neither quoted from directly in any way nor widely circulated. In particular, it should not be referred to in any correspondence with Hong Kong.

1980

R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

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