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'dangerous' statements damaging to confidence in Hong Kong.

He shared Mr Levin's view that the human problems of the Hong Kong question should be tackled now in an international forum.

(d)

MPE (Lab)

Ms Ann Clwyd made only a minor contribution to the discussion. She said she would not be prepared to see Hong Kong become another Falklands but seemed not to realise that the widely differing circumstances would in any case preclude this. Apparently she believes that China's trump card in the negotiations is control of Hong Kong's water supplies!

tha sense She in

right.

اموست

mes

2 December 1983

JSC Priest (Mrs) Hong Kong Department

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