TNAG-1230-FCO40-1543-Visit-by-Richard-Luce--Minister-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Com-1983 — Page 9

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FM FCO 201530Z SEPT 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 934 OF 20 SEPTEMBER

INFO PEKING, BRUNEI (FOR PS/MR LUCE), SINGAPORE

PERSONAL FOR HADDON-CAVE FROM CLIFT

HONG KONG DOLLAR AND STOCK MARKET

PA on visit-ple.

1. AS YOU WILL BE AWARE, CONSIDERABLE PUBLICITY HAS BEEN GIVEN

HERE TO THE RECENT FALL IN THE HONG KONG DOLLAR AND THE HANG SENG

INDEX. WE THINK IT LIKELY THAT MR LUCE WILL BE QUESTIONED ON

THIS SUBJECT DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG.

2. GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WOULD ARRANGE FOR AN UP-TO-DATE

SITREP AND COMMENTARY TO BE SENT TO SINGAPORE (FOR PS/MR LUCE),

COPIED TO FCO, BY THE EVENING OF 23 SEPTEMBER.

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