TNAG-1591-FCO40-2176-Appointment-of-Sir-David-Wilson-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 122

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LGISTRY

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1.

I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE AT MY FINGER TIPS FOR THE FILM RTHK

ARE DOING AND FOR PRESS INTERVIEWS SOME FACTS SHOWING HOW HONG

KONG HAS CHANGED BETWEEN 1977 WHEN I WENT AS POLITICAL ADVISER

AND NOW. THESE WOULD INCLUDE COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR:

POPULATION PLUS POPULATION RATE OF GROWTH

(I)

(II)

GDP AND INCOME PER CAPITA

(III)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE HOUSED BY GOVERNMENT IN INTERVENING

PERIOD

(IV)

GROWTH OF TOURISM

(V)

GROWTH OF EXPORTS IN GENERAL PLUS EXPORTS AND

RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA

(VI)

(VII)

GROWTH OF CONTAINER PORT AND POSITION IN WORLD LEAGUE

NUMBER OF FLIGHTS PLUS PASSENGERS ARRIVING AT

2.

KAI TAK PER DAY

(VIII) PERSON JOURNEYS PER YEAR INTO CHINA.

TO YOU.

3.

PLEASE ADD ANY OTHER KEY INDICATIONS OF CHANGE WHICH OCCUR

GRATEFUL FOR REPLY 12093OZ.

HOWE

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