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Dear Secretary of State

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I am writing to express my deep concern about the current problems in Hong Kong and how they are affecting both THORN EMI businesses and strategies for the region, and my local Chinese colleagues who run these businesses.

It would of course have been easy to write to your office about our concerns some months ago, well prior to 4th June, but I decided it was essential to get first hand and personal knowledge of the situation myself, and have the opportunity to discuss the issues not only with our local management, but with the THORN EMI Australian and Asian Advisory Board that I

Members of the Board will chair twice a year in the region. be known to you personally or to your department colleagues: David Li (Chief Executive of the Bank of South East Asia); Toshio Egawa (Director of Konica); Sir John Mason (Chairman of THORN EMI Australia) and Sir Laurence Stevens (Chairman of THORN EMI New Zealand).

The uncertainty of the situation with regard to the future of Hong Kong has dramatically affected our businesses in the territory. June 4th has exacerbated the problem immensely. Turnover of management is enormous, with people seeking the

For those who remain. opportunity to find escape routes out.

in many cases this means that the husband stays in Hong Kong but is suffering with family separation and stress because wives and children are emigrating to establish the necessary citizenship in other countries.