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FM HONG KONG 130240Z AUG 83

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 12 OF 10 AUGUST

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MY TELNO 1117: MR HAYDEN'S VISIT TO CHINA.

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. MR HAYDEN'S REMARKS TO THE PRESS IN PEKING TO THE

EFFECT THAT HE WAS ENCOURAGED'' BY THE CHINESE ATTITUDE

TO THE HONG KONG ISSUE WERE PROMINENTLY AND EXTENSIVELY

REPORTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS. MR HAYDEN SPOKE IN SIMILAR

TERMS TO SOME LOCAL JOURNALISTS AT AN INFORMAL MEETING

IN HIS HOTEL ROOM.

2. ALTHOUGH MR HAYDEN WAS CAREFUL NOT TO COMMENT ON

THE BRITISH POSITION, HIS REMARKS WERE NEVERTHELESS BADLY

RECEIVED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,

WHO COMMENTED AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING ON 9 AUGUST THAT

MR HAYDEN WOULD BE REGARDED AS HAVING ENDORSED CHINESE

PLANS FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

3. THIS REINFORCES THE NEED FOR AN EARLY ACCOUNT OF MR HAYDEN'S

DISCUSSION WITH WU XUEQIAN.

HADDON-CAVE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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MR BURROWS

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MR MARTIN

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STR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGH

MR FLOWER

MR COLES

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