TNAG-1250-FCO40-1564-Press-reports-on-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 32

OO HONGKONG

GRS 56

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 081705Z DEC 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

M. Mom's (HKD)

TOP COPY

12/12

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1305 OF 8 DECEMBER}

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELS 1901 AND 1903:

ARTICLE.

FUTURE OF HONG KONG :

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1 CM 13/12

FINANCIAL TIME

1. WE CAN SHED NO LIGHT.

NO ONE FROM THE SCMP OR THE HK STANDARD

THIS MUST BE REGARDED

HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE FCO OR NO 10.

AS SCMP SPECULATION.

HOWE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMISH

ED/FED

ED/PLANNING STAFF

ED/PUSD

D/HD/PUSD(LR FLOWER)

RESEARCH DEPTOR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER(SIR IAN SINCLAIR)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/R LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

COPIES TO: (VIA DISTR. ROOM)

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND

INDUSTRY

COPIES TO:

(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS

NEWS DEPT

ME BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

SIR A PARSONS

MR MARTIN

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ASSESSMENT STAFF

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR FRIGHT

SIR C TICKELL

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