TNAG-1257-FCO40-1590-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 168

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4. THE REPORT OF DENG'S REMARKS ON HONG KONG TO MORAN APPEARED ONLY AS AN AFP DESPATCH AND WAS NOT IN THE CHINESE PRESS. WE SUSPECT THAT THE REFERENCE TO STABILITY AND PROSPERITY (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) UNTIL 1997 WAS THE RESULT OF A MIS- UNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF AFP OR THE SPANISH. WE ARE TRYING TO CLARIFY THIS, BUT FOR THE MOMENT THE SPANISH EMBASSY ARE ADHERING RIGIDLY TO INSTRUCTIONS TO TELL US NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT EXCHANGES ON HONG KONG. WE SHALL RAISE THE POINT INFORMALLY WITH THE MFA WHEN A SUITABLE OPPORTUNITY ARISES.

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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