TNAG-1736-FCO40-2449-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 72

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UNCLASSIFIED

FM PEKING

TO TELELETTER FCO

TELELETTER

OF 170715Z OCTOBER 88

AND TO TELELETTER APA HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG.

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COPIED TO

: S C RIORDAN, BRITISH EMBASSY,

PEKING.

: 020/393/8

DATED 17 OCTOBER 1988.

FOLLOWING FOR

:

C T WOOD ESQ., HKD., FCO.

:

RAJ BUNTEN ESQ. APA (G), HONG KONG

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:

GH LEICESTER ESQ., UKREP JLG, HONG KONG

CHINESE PRESS COVERAGE.

GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO LEGCO:

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1 THE PEOPLE'S DAILY (OVERSEAS EDITION) ON 15 OCTOBER REPORTED THE

GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO LEGCO ON 12 OCTOBER. THE REPORT WAS LOW KEY

AND FACTUAL, SINGLING OUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THE PROPOSED ''BRAIN TRUST

HONG KONG/PRC RELATIONS DRAFT BASIC LAW, EMIGRATIOIN, THE GARRISON, HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND THE FUTURE DELVEOPMENT OF PORT AND AIRPORT

FACILITIES. THE REPORT SEEMED TO BE AN ACCURATE PRECIS OF THESE ITEMS. THERE WAS NO COMMENTARY.

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SIGNED : S C RIORDAN.

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