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GRS 92

SECRET

FM PEKING

:

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1292

OF 1423O9Z JULY 87

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

HONG KONG TELNOS 2728

ISSUES

-

Secretus out

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TOP COPY @DIST ?

15 JUL 1987

2732: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: LONGER TERM

1. WE HAVE TWO MINOR COMMENTS ON TURS. WE SUGGEST:

A) IN FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 5 OF HONG KONG TELNO 2729, INSERTING

'WITH'' BEFORE THE NEED'' AND DELETING ACHIEVED**,

B) IN SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 6 OF HONG KONG TELNO 2732, INSERTING QUOTATION MARKS BEFORE THE 1987'' AND AFTER GOVERNMENT'' (FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE REFERENCE TO THE REVIEW IN PARA 11 OF HONG KONG TELNO 2729).

THOMSON

YYYY

PEHPAN 2717

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

Secret

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