TNAG-2452-FCO40-3569-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-1992 — Page 47

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5700

MDLIAN 235

SEPARATE STOVE

4.

NPC LOCAL DELEGATE CHENG YIU-TONG SAID HE LEARNED FROM HKMAO DIRECTOR LU PING THAT CHINA WOULD SET UP ANOTHER STOVE IF THERE WAS NO MORE SINO-BRITISH CO-OPERATION. ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WAS ACTIVELY CONSIDERING SETTING UP SEPARATE STOVES ON ISSUES CONCERNING THE NEW AIRPORT, GRANTING OF FRANCHISES AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.

PATTEN

YYYY

MAIN

.HK POLICY

63

DISTRIBUTION

72

PLANNERS

HKD

PUSD

FED

LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT

.AND MS BROOKS

NEWS D

RAD

PS

PS/MR GOODLAD

SIR J COLES

MR APPLEYARD MR HUM

ADDITIONAL

CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE

CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON

NNNN

CAOFF//MS D CORNER CAOFF//MR CHARLTON PS/PM

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