TNAG-1270-FCO40-1620-Financial-policy-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 41

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RECEIVED IN RIGA,

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Action Taken

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FM FCO 141415Z OCT 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1047 OF 14 OCTOBER

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM CLIFT

YOUR TELNO 1523 STABILISATION MEASURES

1.

YOUR PARAGRAPH 3. NEWS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN BRIEFED TO

SAY, IN RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS, THAT WHILE THE DECISION ON

STABILISATION MEASURES WAS ONE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

MINISTERS HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN YOUR JUDGEMENT AND THAT OF

YOUR ADVISERS. WE SHALL CONSIDER WHAT FURTHER SUPPORTIVE COMMENT

MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN ANY SUBSEQUENT FORMAL STATEMENTS ON

DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/ERD

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

MR EVANS

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

COPIES TO

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISER

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