TNAG-1268-FCO40-1617-China-s-economic-relationship-with-Hong-Kong-Shenzhen-econom-1983 — Page 151

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FM HONG KONG 12064OZ APR 83

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 492 OF 12 APRIL

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

YOUR TELNO 337 OF 11 APRIL

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Mikkoaill

REGIVED IN SES? NO. 51 2 1 APR 1983

DESK OFFICER

PQS: ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG, CHINA AND U.K.

WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:-

Q.7. THE FIGURE FOR 1981 QUOTED IN YOUR AMENDED REPLY APPEARS TO BE AN ERROR. IN YOUR TELNO 328 THE FIGURE FOR 1981 WAS GIVEN AS 2601.8 AND THE FIGURE FOR 1982 AS 3084.4, WITH WHICH WE GENERALLY AGREE.

Q.8.

NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

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Q.9. IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM YOUR TEL UNDER REF WHETHER YOU PROPOSE TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO UK'S INVISIBLE EARNINGS FROM HONG KONG IN THE REPLY TO Q.9: WE THINK THIS WOULD BE SUEFUL, ALTHOUGH, AS WE POINTED OUT IN OUR TELNO 477, IT IS DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY THEM.

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MR WEBB - JOHNSON

LONDON

HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE MR. GUICKSHANK OTH/DOT MR. GILHOULY.

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