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FM HONG KONG
100CT 1990
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2983
OF 10111OZ OCTOBER 90
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
PERSONAL FOR PAUL FROM GOVERNOR
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YOUR TELNO 1863 PADS
1. COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF OUR RESPONSE TO GORDON WU'S PROPOSALS AND OF MATERIAL USED TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERING ESTIMATES OF THE ECONOMIC DISBENEFITS TO HONG KONG, SHOULD THE AIRPORT PROJECT NOT GO AHEAD, ARE BEING SENT TO HKGO LONDON WITH THE COURIER ALREADY ARRANGED TO CARRY COPIES OF MY LEGCO ADDRESS. GRATEFUL IF COMMISSIONER LONDON WOULD ARRANGE FOR THEIR SPEEDY TRANSMISSION TO YOU ON ARRIVAL.
2. ON REPORTING THE EXPERT TALKS, MY PREFERENCE (UNLESS THERE ARE UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS WHICH NEED TO BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY) WOULD BE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SINGLE ROUND-UP TELEGRAM AT THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK OF DISCUSSIONS. THIS WOULD REPORT BRIEFLY ON THE OUTCOME OF EACH SESSION, BUT DEAL MORE FULLY WITH THE EXCHANGES ON THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS WHICH WE KNOW TO BE OF KEY CONCERN TO THE CHINESE. A FULL RECORD OF THE DISCUSSIONS WOULD THEN FOLLOW BY BAG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU SEE ANY DIFFICULTY WITH
THESE ARRANGEMENTS.
WILSON
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