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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 210752Z JAN 83

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 103 OF 21 JANUARY

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

49

HIKO40

2 1 JAN1983

INCEN

see

YOUR TELNO 57 AND PEKING TELNO 49: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: HKGCC SPEECH

THANK YOU FOR THESE HELPFUL COMMENTS. IN THE LIGHT OF THEM, AND ALSO OF A FOREIGN MINISTRY DENIAL THAT LIAO CHENGZHI TOLD THE NEW TERRITORIES DELEGATION THAT CHINA WAS WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM BRITAIN TO ITS PROPOSALS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, CARRIED BY TODAY'S CHINESE PRESS, I HAVE AMENDED THE FINAL 3 PARAGRAPHS OF THE TEXT IN MY TELNO 87 (THE FIRST 2 PARAGRAPHS REMAIN UNCHANGED). FINAL TEXT OF THESE PARAGRAPHS IS IN MIFT.

2. SEE MIFT.

YOUDE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

PS

PS/LORD BELSTEAD

PS/PUS

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

COPIES TO

SIR I SINCLAIR

MR ROBERTS

་

SIR. J. BULLARD

PS/MR. HURD

MR COLES

MR MARTIN

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