TNAG-2596-FCO40-3784-Appointment-of-Chris-Patten-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Ap-1992 — Page 24

PARA 29.

THE ASSERTION THAT MR PATTEN WILL HAVE NO SECRET AGENDA, DESIGNED TO REASSURE, WILL NOT NECESSARILY DO SO. I WOULD OMIT THE WORDS 'I HAVE NO SECRET AGENDA' AND RUN THE FIRST AND SECOND

SENTENCES TOGETHER. THE POINT WILL STILL COME OVER CLEARLY ENOUGH. It won't offend th

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ONE OMISSION. APART FROM THE REFERENCE IN PARA 5 TO THE CAPITALIST HEART BEATING AT THE CENTRE OF ASIA, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE DRAFT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE FOR HONG KONG OF THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA. A SENTENCE OR TWO MIGHT BE WORKED IN AROUND PARA 20, BEFORE THE PASSAGE ABOUT THE AIRPORT.

MCLAREN

Yes.

why hide

ch. to say you have no scarer agenda.

your light?

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way

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of saying you

have

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secret

wo way

be by saying you

have

no

secret agenda!