TNAG-1166-FCO40-1446-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 5

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TELNO 89 OF 8 FEBRUARY

PPTD INFO HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR AND PA).

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YOUR TELNO 481 AFP ON FUTURE OF HONG KONG

1. YOU SHOULD SHORTLY RECEIVE A COPY OF PEIRCE'S LETTER OF 2

FEBRUARY TO MCLAREN ABOUT THIS REPORT. THE UNNAMED DIPLOMAT WAS

AGAIN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER ZHONG XIDONG SEMICOLON SEE ALSO OUR

TEL NO 44 | ABOUT A REUTERS REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH ZHONG A FEW DAYS BEFORE.

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2. THE AFP CORRESPONDENT IS QUITE CONFIDENT THAT ZHONG DID SAY WHAT THEY REPORTED, THE MOST INTERESTING REMARKS BEING AS IN PARAGRAPH 1. OF TUR. DE NERCIAT ALSO TOLD US THAT HE HAD SUBSEQUENTLY SPOKEN

TO CHINESE OFFICIALS INTER ALIA ABOUT THIS ARTICLE. ALTHOUGH THEY

HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT ANOTHER ARTICLE HE HAD WRITTEN ABOUT TAIWAN,

THEY HAD NOT CRITICISED HIM FOR THE HONG KONG ARTICLE.

3. WE CANNOT CONFIRM THAT ZHONG WAS ACCUSED OF LEAKING A STATE SECRET (PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR). IF HE WAS GIVEN A DRESSING DOWN,' IT DID NOT INHIBIT HIM FROM SPEAKING TO THE VISITING MANAGING DIRECTOR OF REUTERS ABOUT HONG KONG ON 6 FEBRUARY,

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