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4. COMMENT. TAKEN TOGETHER, THE POINTS IN MIFT ARE SCARCELY CONSISTENT WITH THE STATED CHINESE OBJECTIVE OF PRESERVING THE PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS ROLE AS A FREE PORT AND AS A COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CENTRE. NOR IS POINT E, IN PARTICULAR, COMPATIBLE WITH THE NINE POINT PROPOSALS FOR TAIWAN. BUT MANY OF THE POINTS COULD FE REGARDED AS EXTENSIONS OF THE IDEAS DENG PUT TO MR HEATH. A POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION IS THAT HUAN'S MORE DETAILED REMARKS MAY REFLECT THINKING IN HIS AND OTHER SEMI-ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS BUT HAVE AS YET NO OFFICIAL STANDING. SIR P CRADOCK MAY WISH TO COMMENT.
5. WHATEVER THE STATUS OF HUAN'S IDEAS IT IS NOT AT ALL CLEAR WHY HE CHOSE TO GIVE THIS SOMEWHAT CHILLING ACCOUNT TO THE AUSTRALIANS. POLITICAL ADVISER TOLD THE AUSTRALIAN FIRST SECRETARY THAT MANY OF THE POINTS MADE BY HUAN WERE QUITE OUT OF KEEPING WITH MORE AUTHORITATIVE INDICATIONS WE HAD HAD OF CHINESE THINKING. NEVERTHELESS, ANY REMARKS OF THE KIND MADE BY AN OFFICIAL OF HUAN'S BACKGROUND AND SENIORITY WERE VERY SENSITIVE AND WE HOPED THAT THE AUSTRALIANS WOULD HANDLE
THE REPORT ACCORDINGLY.
6. SEE M IFT.
HADDON-CAVE
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HK & GD
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