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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT : BRIEFING

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MIFT ATTEMPTS A SCENE SETTING SUMMARY OF THE COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCENE IN HONG KONG IN LIGHT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA AS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF BRITISH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS. I APPRECIATE THAT THE VISIT IS MUCH MORE CONCERNED WITH IMMEDIATE POLITICAL ISSUES BUT OFFER THIS IN CASE IT IS HELPFUL.

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