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FM FCO 191800Z NOVEMBER 82
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 973 OF 19 NOVEMBER
AND TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG
LORD BELSTEAD'S VISIT
1. MIPT.
2.
کفام
37225
3
PA
→ Plan 23/11
PROPOSED SPEAKING NOTES AS FOLLOWS:
тор сору
VERY GLAD TO BE HERE. PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO FAMILIARISE
MYSELF WITH HONG KONG AND MEET LEADING PERSONALITIES.
A.
B•
SUBJECT OF FUTURE UPPERMOST IN EVERYONE'S MIND. IMPORTANCE
OF PM'S ACHIEVEMENT IN OBTAINING AGREEMENT FOR TALKS TO BEGIN
WITH COMMON AIM OF MAINTAINING PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG
KONG.
HMG CONFIDENT THAT SOLUTION SATISFACTORY TO ALL CAN BE REACHED.
C.
GOVERNOR FULLY INVOLVED THROUGHOUT, WILL PARTICIPATE IN TALKS
AS AND WHEN NECESSARY. VIEWS OF PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL BE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT. BUT TALKS MUST REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. DECISIONS TAKEN THERE ARE THE KEY ONES. (NEGOTIATIONS THROUGH MEDIA ONLY ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO TAKE UP INFLEXIBLE POSITIONS,
D. HONG KONG NOW VERY IMPORTANT MARKET FOR BRITISH GOODS AND SERVICES, E.G. CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION A AND B, PARTICIPATION
IN MTR AND KCR. HMG AND UK FIRMS KEEN TO COMPETE FOR OTHER LARGE
CONTRACTS. POWERFUL COMMERCIAL LINKS BETWEEN UK AND HONG KONG A
MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE.
E.
BRITAIN A CENTRE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION.
MAJOR
EXPORTER OF INDUSTRIAL GOODS AND FINANCIAL AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES.
ECONOMY EMERGING FROM STICKY PATCH. UK FIRMS WILL BE LEANER AND MORE COMPETITIVE IN WORLD MARKETS.
PYM
LIMITED
HKGD
PS/LORD BELSTEAD
PS/PUS
FED
MR GIFFARD
PCD
MR DONALD
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