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The Rt. Hon. John Major, M.P.,

The Prime Minister,

10 Downing Street,

LONDON SW1A 2AA

14th March 1991

Dear Prime Minister,

greatly honcured to be

ITV

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I

I

Was

the

with honcured to be invited together colleagues from Hong Kong to lunch at No. 10 yesterday.

i pressed

and by your knowledge

of grasp details of the many complex issues that are confronting Hong Kong but I particularly take comfort of your commitment to Her well-being in the future.

ne

strong

of

raised the issue of the on-going debate in America

Most Favoured Nation status which had been accorded

This status, for China by the United States.

1 casons,

is very importart to China, but very few in America realise the importance of this status economic well-being of Hong Kong.

A

in

obvi

people to the

heavily

China,

with China relationship

is unique. Her Hong Kong's economic well-being is very much intertwined with that of China. Hong Kong's entrepreneurs have invested

export orientated manufacturing facilities in especially in the neighbouring Guang Dong Province. Furthermore, Hong Kong is an important entrepot where the and majority of the goods handled through its warehouses port facilities are related

China. cargo to and from If this Most Favoured Nation status accorded to China

the terminated,

impact on Hong Kong's economy extremely serious.

to

is

will

be

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