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AUKKO 40/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
.' AUG 1983
DESK OFFICER
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PA
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1136 OF 4 AUGUST 1983
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, BRUSSELS AND GENEVA
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRESS COVERAGE.
VIRTUALLY ALL NEWSPAPERS CARRIED THE JOINT PRESS STATEMENT
DELIVERED YESTERDAY BY QI HUAIYUAN. COMMENT WAS VERY LIMITED
ALTHOUGH SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS DESCRIBED THE SERIES OF STATEMENTS AS INCREASINGLY TERSE AND REMARKED THAT THE LATEST OMITTED DESCRIPTIONS SUCH AS QUOTE USEFUL UNQUOTE AND QUOTE CONSTRUCTIVE UNQUOTE. A FEW PAPERS COMMENTED THAT QI HAD DECLINED TO ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT A JUNE 1984 DEADLINE FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALKS.
OWDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HID/HIKD
HD/FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF.
HD/PUSD
HO/NEWS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
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THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
MR BURROWS
MR MARTIN
MR FLOWER
MR COLES
COPIES TO:
SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
NO 10 DOWNING ST
SIR A PARSONS
MR WALKER,
MR ROBERTS
RESEARCH DEPT NEWS D
GOGGS
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
RONDON
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