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DESK BY FCO 131630Z
DESK BY PEKING 140100Z
FM HONG KONG 131400Z MAY 83
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 683 OF 13 MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
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HONG KONG PRESS REPORT
1. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MAIN POINTS MADE BY THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN THIS EVENING:-
QUOTE COMMENTING ON A REPORT PUBLISHED IN A LOCAL EVENING PAPER TODAY, THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DISCUSSIONS IN PEKING ARE CONTINUING BUT THEIR CONTENT REMAINS CONFIDENTIAL. THERE ARE
NO CURRENT PLANS AT THE MOMENT FOR THE GOVERNOR TO VISIT PEKING.
AS ALREADY STATED HE WILL GO WHEN THE TALKS REACH THE APPROPRIATE
STAGE. CONTINUING THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NEWSPAPER REPORT
WAS NOT AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE STATE OF THE TALKS, OR
OF THE BRITISH POSITION. THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT AS LORD BELSTEAD
HAS SAID LAST DECEMBER PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE MISLED BY WHAT THEY
HEAR OUTSIDE THE TALKS. THE ONLY AUTHENTIC INFORMATION IS THAT
WHICH EMERGES OFFICIALLY FROM THE TALKS UNQUOTE.
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ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE
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