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Miss Kippax

NATIONALITn?

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Mr Hilary

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

J3.2.

INTERVIEW WITH MR

03 FER

OFFICER

REGISTRY

MR RAISON FOR HONG KONG TVB

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Pao 4/4

Thank you for your minute of 30 January 1981.

Mir Ingman

Mr Lee

Mr Clit (FCO). Mr W tones (FCO)

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Mr Raisen ought in my view to be extremely guarded over 3. of your minute. There are no plans at present for a Government amendment to be put down and it is difficult to see how an amend- ment could be devised to satisfy Hong Kong without making a complete nonsense of the Bill. For the same reason it is most unlikely that the Government would be able to accept an amendment in this area from any other source.

I suggest therefore that Mr Raison, if asked, goes no further than to say that the point can be looked at in Committee (ie, if anyone raises it).

B4 Division

Apollo

MJA

M J ADDISON

2 February 1981

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