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FM PEKING 24O8OOZ JAN 84.

TO PRIORITY FCO 13B

TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 24 JANUARY

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 51: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: JI PENGE'S INTERVIEW

WITH LIAOWANG MAGAZINE

1. WE CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT CARELESS TRANSLATION WAS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE OMISSION OF 'BY LAW FROM THE NCNA DESPATCH. THE

LIAOWANG ARTICLE APPEARED IN ENGLISH IN CHINA DAILY OF 23

JANUARY. THE RELEVANT EXTRACT READ: '' BRITISH AND OTHER

FOREIGN ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN HONG KONG WILL BE LEGALLY

PROTECTED''.

EVANS

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

ED/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)

RES.D. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

STR C TICKELL

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS D

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE

MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

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