TNAG-1235-FCO40-1548-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 69

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R J F HOARE ESQ HKGD FCO

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R P MARGOLIS ESQ, DPA HONG KONG

CHINESE PRESS COMMENT ON HONG KONG

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1. GUANGMING RIBAO OF 2 FEBRUARY CONTAINED A LONGISH ARTICLE ABOUT THE CHUANBI CONVENTION' OF 1841. THE AUTHORS INTRODUCE THEIR WORK AS THE RESULT OF NEW RESEARCHES INTO THE HISTORY OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN CAPTAIN ELLIOTT AND QISHAN (KESHEN). COMPLETE WITH FOOT- NOTES, THE ARTICLE REFERS TO DOCUMENTS IN THE QING DYNASTY ARCHIVES.