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FM HONG KONG

TO FLASH PEKING

TELNO 73

OF 220227Z APRIL 86

INFO DESKBY 22090OZ FCO

FCO TELNO 718 TO HONG KONG : HONG KONG AND GATT.

1 SHOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FURTHER LATE AMENDMENT TO THE TEXT OF

THE PRESS RELEASE. IN SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 5 OF OUR TELNO 1145

TO FCO THE WORDS IN HONG KONG'S NAME'' SHOULD BE PEPLACED BY

''AS A SEPARATE CONTRACTING PAPTY." THIS WILL AVOID GIVING ANY

POSSIBLE OFFENCE TO CHINESE SENSITIVITIES.

2. SINCE THIS IS A STYLISTIC AMENDMENT RATHER THAN ONE OF

SUBSTANCE HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT IT. IF YOU APE TO SPEAK

THIS MORNING TO THE CHINESE TIME DIFFERENCE WITH LONDON MAKES IT

DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN FCO CLEARANCE IN TIME.

YOUDE

HKR 122/1

RECE'.

23 APR 1986

INDI

CA

in Takan

AGB

FB 231,

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

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