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The Chairman of Balfour Beattie was lectured about Hong Kong on a visit to Peking last week by the Chinese Minister of

Energy.

But no specific threats.

A Director of GEC has told the Hong Kong Government Office

here that the Chinese side had told GEC that the present

Sino-British row over Hong Kong would lead to difficulties in

GEC getting business in China. GEC senior management were reported to be very worried.

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PF Ricketts

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Redacted under FOI exemptions 27(1), 40(2) and 41.