TNAG-1171-FCO40-1452-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 73

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FM HONG KONG 240212Z MAY 82

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 537 OF 24 MAY

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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1. THERE IS GROWING EVIDENCE THAT THE PROCESS OF CONSULTING PEOPLE HERE ABOUT THE FUTURE IS GATHERING WAY. IT APPEARS TO

TAKE THREE FORMS:

(A) ASSESSMENTS OF OPINION IN VARIOUS "CIRCLES'' MADE BY LOCAL

COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS AMONG THEIR MEMBERS.

(B) SOUNDINGS CONDUCTED BY REPORTERS FROM LOCAL COMMUNIST

NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER LEFT WING FIGURES. IN SOME CASES THE-

APPROACHES MADE MAY BE SO OBLIQUE THAT THE PERSONS ARE NOT AWARE THAT THEIR VIEWS ARE BEING CANVASSED.

(C) INVITATIONS TO LEADING PERSONALITIES TO VISIT PEKING, AT CHINESE

EXPENSE AND SPECIFICALLY TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE.

2. THE MAIN EMPHASIS APPEARS TO BE ON (A) AND (C) ABOVE. ON (A)

ON (C) WE KNOW OF RECENT INVITATIONS TO:

(1) DEACON CHIU (FAR EAST CONSORTIUM LIMITED), WHO SAW ZHAO ZIYANG

LAST WEEK.

(II) LI KA-SHING (CHEUNG KONG HOLDINGS), WHO SAW ZHAO ON 23 MAY.

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(111) RAYSON HUANG (VICE CHANCELLOR OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY),

EXPECTS TO GO TO PEKING AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

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(IV) H.C. TANG (HONG KONG FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES, ETC.).

(V) T.K. ANN (CHAIRMAN OF SOCO TEXTILES ETC.).

3. FUNG KING-HEY (SUN HUNG KAY SECURITIES) SAW ZHAO ZIYANG ON 16 APRIL (MY TELMOS 397, 398 AND 407). HE WILL BE VISITING PEKING AGAIN ON 12 AND 13 JUNE. SIR Y.K. PAO WILL BE GOING TO TOK YO (TOK YO) TO SEE ZHAO AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

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FED

MR DONALD

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