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c) He travelled frequently to Peking and was always willing to convey messages and to act as a sounding board if that would be helpful.
Lord Young commented that Hong Kong's initial presentation of the PADS had been poor. In retrospect the idea of
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launching it as one huge project last year had been mistaken. A particular problem was Mrs Anson Chan. She was an inflexible negotiator and behaved in a way contemptuous of Peking.
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The Minister was interested in Lord Young's suggestion of a "Hong Kong attaché" in Peking. He would be grateful for any views you and Mr Davies may have.
19 December 1990
That Tim
Peter Tibber
PS/Lord Caithness
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