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4. BARRY CHO IN THE SCMP HAD A LENGHTY ARTICLY ON THE THREAT TO HONG KONG'S MEMBERSHIP OF THE GATT AND THE MFA F CHINA TOOK CONTROL. HONG KONG'S MEMBERSHIP HAD BEEN SECURED BY BRITAIN. IF THAT LINK UNDERMINED HONG KONG'S MEMBERSHIP OF GATT OR THE MFA, OTHER PROTECTIONIST COUNTRIES WERE UNLIKELY TO BE CHARITABLE
TO HONG KONG.
5. AN EXCLUSIVE STORY IN THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE HONG KONG STANDARD QUOTED ''SOURCES CLOSE TO THE GOVERNMENT' THAT THE ''PUBLIC OPINION CARD'' WOULD BE USED BY THE BRITISH SIDE AT THE PRESENT TALKS. THE CARD WAS IN THR FORM OF A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PUBLIC OPINION 'SPEARHEADED AND COMPLIED'' BY EXCO MEMBER MISS MARA TAM. THE REPORT DEMONSTRATED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WANTED A MAMINTENANCE OF THE STATUS QUO AND NO CHANGE IN THE PRESENT FORM OF ADMINISTRATION.
HADDON-CAVE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
COPIES TO
LIMITED
SIR IAN SINCLAIR
MR BURROWS
HD/HKD
HD/FED
MR ROBERTS
HD/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
MR FLOWER
PS/MR LUCE
MR COLES
PS/PUS
SIR J BUILARD
MR GIFFARD ·
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
LEGAL ADVISER
LEGAL ADVISER
NEWS D
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
SIR A PARSONS NO 10 DOWNING STREET
MR WALKER RESEARCH D
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