TNAG-1241-FCO40-1554-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 104

(d) Chinese Government statistics.

These showed China/Hong Kong

trade HK$10900 million in Hong Kong's favour.

(xv) China and Andorra: "Sing Tao" (Independent) of 16 August

Quoted Madrid News Agency despatch.

This said China studying

Andorra to see if it had bearing on future of Hong Kong.

(Comment: we are aware of article in Spanish national daily "El Païs" of 15 August reporting this and have taken up with Research Department/Peking.)

Distribution

Hd/HKD

Hd/FED

Hd/Planning Staff

Hd/PUSD

PS

PS/Lady Young

PS/Mr Luce

PS/PUS

Mr Giffard

Mr Donald

Sir I Sinclair, Legal Advisers

Mr Burrows, Legal Advisers

Mr Roberts, News Dept

Mr Martin, Assessments Staff, Cabinet Office

Mr Flower, PUSD

Mr Lyscom, Planning Staff

Mr Hallett, ESID

Mr Hoare, HKD

Mr Morris, HKD