TNAG-1270-FCO40-1620-Financial-policy-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 25

BWF G 091/20

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4KK

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نسته

10. 51.

Myttons

M+ 20%

24 GET 1983

M.Hum

DESK OFFI

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INDEX

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LH 731/20

00 HONG KONG DESKBY 210O3OZ

GR 140

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FM PEKING 201015Z OCT 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONGS

TELEGRAM NUMBER 155 OF 20 OCTOBER

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Apr 20/10

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NO DISTRIBUTION

REPETITION ONLY

FOLLOWING FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM GOVERNOR

PRESS STATEMENT

1. PROPOSE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE IN MY STATEMENT

ON ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK TOMORROW AFTERNOON:-

1 ?

I HAVE, OF COURSE, BEEN RECEIVING REGULAR REPORTS FROM HONG KONG WHILE I HAVE BEEN AWAY, IN PARTICULAR REPORTS FROM

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ABOUT THE WAY THE NEW MEASURES TO

STABILISE THE EXCHANGE RATE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR HAVE BEEN OPERATING. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE RATE HAS

BEEN SETTLING DOWN WELL, AS THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID IT

WOULD'.

2. IF THERE IS ANYTHING WHICH YOU OR THE FS WOULD WISH ME TO ADD, OR IF YOU WOULD PREFER ME TO SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT, PLEASE HAVE A NOTE DELIVERED TO ME ON THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE WE

DISEMBARK.

CRADOCK

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