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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 010015Z PEKING
TELNO 163
OF 31104OZ OCTOBER 91
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PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR FROM GOVERNOR
FCO PERSONAL FOR COX, HKD
YOUR TELNO 230! ERIC HO-TUNG
1.
ERIC HO-TUNG WROTE TO ME TO SAY THAT HE WOULD BE GOING TO PEKING. I SUBSEQUENTLY SPOKE TO HIM ON THE TELEPHONE LAST WEEKEND.
2. THE MAIN POINT THAT HE HAD TO MAKE WAS THAT HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE OFFER BEING MADE FOR BCCI BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE BANK WAS NOT AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE. I TOLD HIM THAT HE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO MUDDY THE WATERS. THE CHINESE BANK BID WAS THE ONLY ONE ON OFFER. IF IT FELL THROUGH, THERE WOULD BE NO TIME TO CONSIDER ANOTHER BID EVEN IF ONE WAS MADE. ANYTHING SAID TO THE CHINESE SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE BID, NOT/NOT THE CONTRARY.
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