TNAG-2038-FCO40-2902-Ministerial-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 5

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MY TELNO OTTER 275: VISIT BY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY

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A VERY UNHELPFUL ARTICLE APPEARED IN SATURDAY 29 DECEMBER'S INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE HEADED 'AMERICA'S STAKE IN HONG KONG REQUIRES A REAL POLICY'' (COPIES BY FAX TO OT2/2, AND FCO, HKD). ITS CENTRAL THEME IS THAT THE BRITISH ARE ON THE WAY OUT, COMMERCIALLY AS WELL AS POLITICALLY, NOT ONLY IN HONG KONG BUT IN EAST ASIA, AND THAT THE UNITED STATES IS STAYING ON AND SHOULD FILL THE VACUUM.

2. IT WAS VERY MUCH THIS TYPE OF CRITICISM OF THE BRITISH COMMERCIAL EFFORT THAT I HAD IN MIND IN MAKING SOME OF THE SPEECH SUGGESTIONS IN MY TUR.

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