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general concern among the British business community that

regulations which might make sense on their own before 1997

would permit an unacceptable degree of Chinese interference in the affairs of foreign companies after 1997. This was an

issue which we might want to look at inter-departmentally.

Distribution

Mr McLaren

Mr Burns

Mr Miles

Mr Paul, HKD

Mr Reeve, COMED

Mr Adams, PEP Div, DTI

Mr Rogers, PEP Div, DTI

Mr Love, OT2, DTI

Hong Kong Department

17 October 1990

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