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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRIME MINISTER'S VISHT TO PEKING AND HONG KONG: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT.

REF OUR TELNO 2737 OF 10/11/84.

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1. PARA 4 OF TUR TRANSMITTED INCORRECTLY, PLEASE AMEND TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

4. ZHOU SAID THAT LIKE ME, HE HAD HEARD THAT MUCH PROGRESS HAD BEEN

MADE RECENTLY OVER OFFTAKE. CHINA CERTAINLY HOPED TO BUY EQUIPMENT

FOR THE CONVENTIONAL #SLAND FROM GEC. BUT THERE WERE PROBLEMS OF

PRICE. HE HOPED THAT THE BRITISH SIDE COULD SHOW FLEXIBILITY ON

THIS. SIMPLY REMARKED THAT HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN AWARE THAT

SWISS AND GERMAN CONSULTANTS WERE ADVISING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THIS.

2. ERROR REGRETTED.

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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