TNAG-1258-FCO40-1591-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 108

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 444 OF 30 NOVEMBER

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HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)

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6 YOUR TELNO 631: HU YAOBANG'S VISIT TO TOKYO: HONG KONG

1. WE WERE INTRIGUED BY YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.

2.

I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT HAS YET BEEN POSSIBLE TO TAKE ACTION

589 ON DONALD'S MESSAGE IN F C O TELNO 428 TO YOU SUCH ACTION

MIGHT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO EXTRACT FROM THE

JAPANESE A FULLER ACCOUNY OF THE LINE ON HONG

KONG TAKEN BY THE CHINESE. HOWEVER RATIONAL AND UNALARMING

THE JAPANESE FOUND WU XUEQIAN'S VIEWS ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE

ECONOMY, GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS (PARA 3 OF TUR) WE

SHOULD NATURALLY FIND IT HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO JUDGE FOR OURSELVES

DONALD, ON HIS RETURN FROM WASHINGTON, WILL NO DOUBT BE SEEKING

SIMILAR ENLIGHTENMENT FROM THE JAPANESE EMBASSY HERE.

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