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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNO 2032: INTERNATIONALISATION OF HONG KONG
1. WE AGREE THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS LITTLE NEW, BUT ITS APPEARANCE IS AN UNWELCOME DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS REKINDLED INTEREST IN THE
ISSUE HERE.
2. WE ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER TO ISSUE A STATEMENT IN RESPONSE AT THE MIDDAY NEWS CONFERENCE ON 21 NOVEMBER. THE STATEMENT WOULD BE BASED ON UKREP JLG TELNO 248, AS AMENDED BY PEKING TELNO 2022 AND OUR TELNO 119 TO UKREP JLG. WE CONSIDER THIS LINE PUTS OUR POSITION CLEARLY WITHOUT BEING UNNECESSARILY COMBATIVE. WE WOULD HOPE IN THIS WAY TO PRE-EMPT ANOTHER QUOTE WAR OF WORDS UNQUOTE. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.
3. SUCH A STATEMENT WOULD ALSO ADDRESS SOME OF THE POINTS IN REPORTS IN HONG KONG TELNO 2484. BUT WE AGREE THAT WE SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DIRECT PUBLIC RESPONSE TO LI HOU'S COMMENTS AT THIS STAGE.
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