TNAG-1240-FCO40-1553-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 48

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IN A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED YESTERDAY, THE REFORM CLUB OF HONG KONG SAID THAT POSITIVE MEASURES TO CREATE LOCAL CONFIDENCE MUST BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT AT THIS CRUCIAL STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE IF THE TERRITORY'S COLLAPSE IS TO JE AVERTED. THE CLUB CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE LAND AVAILABLE CHEAPLY TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO START A FACTORY. IT ALSO CALLED FOR SUBSIDIES ON MACHINERY TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURERS NOT TO LAG

BEHIND THEIR SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COMPETITORS. THE CLUB CLAIMED THAT CAPITAL WAS LEAVING THE TERRITORY AND THERE WAS NO LONG-TERM

INVESTMENT UNDERWAY.

THE AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, MR BILL HAYDEN, SAID THAT HE WAS REASSURED AND ENCOURAGED BY THE POSITION OUTLINED BY CHINA AS

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GIVING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG AFTER A FOUR-DAY VISIT TO CHINA SAID THAT CHINESE LEADERS HAD OUTLINED THEIR POSITION ON HONG KONG TO HIM BUT HAD ASKED HIM NOT TO DISCUSS THE MATTER PUBLICLY AND HE REFUSED TO BE DRAWN ON THE ISSUE,

LOCAL OIL COMPANIES HAVE WARNED THAT PETROLEUM PRICES MAY RISE IF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR'S POSITION DID NOT IMPROVE AGAINST THAT OF ITS AMERICAN COUNTERPART. ONE EXECUTIVE SAID THAT IF THE RATE STAYED AT 1 USDOLLAR TO 7.3 HKDOLLAR FOR LONG THEN A PRICE RISE

WAS INEVITABLE. OIL PRICES LAST ROSE IN HONG KONG ON MAY 25.

MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE WHOSE HONG KONG PASSPORTS CONTAINED THE STAMP +HOLDER IS SUBJECT TO CONTROL UNDER THE IMMIGRATION OF 1971+ HAVE GONE TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO GET THEIR PASSPORTS CHANGED. THEY REPRESENT ABOUT ONE PER CENT OF THOSE WHOSE PASSPORT CONTAINS THE CHOP WHICH BRITAIN ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY IT HAD AGREED TO CHANGE.

A WOMAN WHO SURRENDERED HERSELF TO THE POLICE YESTERDAY IS HELPING WITH INQUIRIES INTO THE MURDER OF MALAYSIAN BANKER MR JALIL IBRAHIM. THE WOMAN WENT TO THE POLICE STATION ACCOMPANIED BY A SOLICITOR. THE POLICE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A WOMAN SINCE THEY ARRESTED MAK FOON THAN, 32, A MALAYSIAN WHO ON SATURDAY WAS CHARGED WITH MR JALIL'S MURDER,

FRIENDS AND SYMPATHISERS OF IMPRISONED HONG KONG EXECUTIVE MR BRIAN ANGOVE HAVE BEGUN COLLECTING SIGNATURES FOR A PETITION

TO HAVE HIM FREED. ACCORDING TO THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST PRESSURE IS ALSO MOUNTING IN HONG KONG AND BRITAIN TO HAVE HIM FREED FROM THE ABU DHABI JAIL WHERE HE IS BEING HELD IN WHAT THE

POST DESCRIBES AS PRIMITIVE CONDITIONS. HE WAS JAILED BECAUSE HIS. COMPANY LEGARLEON COMMODITIES HAS NOT PAID A 4 MILLION HKDOLLARS COURT SURETY. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED TO WHOM THE PETITION WILL 3E SENT.

BATHERS HAVE BEEN WARNED TO STAY AWAY FROM A POPULAR BEACH SAT KUNG WHERE THREE PEOPLE VOMITED AFTER INHALING A MYSTERY GAS YESTERDAY. ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS TREATED WITH OXYGEN ON THE SPOT AND LIFEGUARDS TOLD THE 800 PEOPLE ON THE BEACH THEY SHOULD LEAVE,

FIREMEN HAVE SO FAR FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE CAS.

HANG SENG INDEX TODAY CLOSED AT 1020.53 (PREVIOUS 1028.00), EXCHANGE RATE INDEX WAS 71.9 (PREVIOUS 71.8), AND THE U.S. DOLLAR RATE WAS 7.47 (PREVIOUS 7.515).'

STERLING EXCHANGE RATE 11.14.

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