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FM HONG KONG 190917Z MAY 83

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 775 OF 19 MAY

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 - 7 JUN 1983

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AND TO BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CG NEW YORK

FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

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REGISTRY.

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

FURTHER TO OUR TELNO 6 OF 16 MAY ON THE SUBJECT PLEASE NOTE

THAT THE LINE TO TAKE ON THIS QUESTION IS, IN RESPONSE TO DIRECT

QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS, AS IN PARA 2 OF THE TELEGRAM OF 16

MAY. IN CONFIDENTIAL OFF-THE-RECORD DISCUSSIONS WITH TRUSTED

CONTACTS, THE VIEW COULD BE EXPRESSED THAT THE STORY DETAILED

IN PARA 1 OF THE TELEGRAM OF 16 MAY WAS NO MORE THAN A UNITED

FRONT BALOON WITH NO SUBSTANCE TO IT.

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THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

FUTURE OF HONG KÒNG

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