CONFIDENTIAL
FM BTC HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY
FCO
TELNO 68
OF 051015Z MARCH 90
CONFIDENTIAL
(145
025426
MDLIAN 3445
TOP COPY
Q
HRD 34014 DIST?
RECEIVED DEC
1 1 MAY 1990
DESK OFFICER INDEX
REL
THY
PA
Action Taken
YOUR TELNO 464 TO HONG KONG:
AGE: SCMP POLL
1. THE ONLY POINT THAT MIGHT BEAR EMPHASIS ADDITIONAL TO THOSE IN HONG KONG TELNOS 773 AND 576, WITH WHICH I AGREE, IS THAT EVEN IF THE POLL DOES ACCURATELY REFLECT NO RISE IN CONFIDENCE SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE, THEN IT STILL DOES NOT MEASURE WHERE THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THERE BEEN NO SUCH ANNOUNCEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF BASIC LAW, PACE OF DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ETC, THEN IT COULD SURELY BE ARGUED PLAUSIBLY THAT CONFIDENCE WITHOUT THE SCHEME WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT
LOWER.
HEAP
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
67
.HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD /NTD
HD/CONSULAR D
NEWS D
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
11
HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
78
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE ·
MR MCLAREN MR BLATHERWICK MISS SPENCER
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