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FM HONG KONG Ø38158Z JUNE 82
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 582 OF #3 JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE PEK ING.
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YOUR TELNO 4251 FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
WE SHOULD PREFER NOT TO REPEAT THE REFERENCE TO HONG KONG AS "ONE OF THE KEY DUBJECTS'' DISCUSSED WITH CHINESE LEADERS (FOR PEOPLE HERE IT IS OF COURSE (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) THE KEY SUBJECT). THE PROPOSED ANSWER MIGHT ALSO USEFULLY BE EXPANDED BY INCLUDING A FURTHER QUOTATION FROM LORD BELSTEAD'S SPEECH ON 19 MAY.
2. WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING:
AS WAS STATED BY MY NOBLE FRIEND IN ANOTHER PLACE ON 19 MAY, HONG KONG HAS BEEN RAISED IN A NUMBER OF MINISTERIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINESE LEADERS. BOTH WE AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ARE STUDYING THE QUESTION OF THE FUTURE OF THE TERRITORY AND BOTH SIDES ARE AGREED ON THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ITS CONTINUED PROSPERITY AND STABILITY''.
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