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Sir William Stones, O.B.E. Managing Director

China Light & Power Company. Limited 147 Argyle Street. Kowloon. Hong Kong Tel. 7606386 7606239

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27th July, 1992

Mr. Stephen Day

The British Senior Trade Commissioner British Trade Commission

9/F, Bank of America Tower

12 Harcourt Road

Hong Kong

Dear

Stephen,

Thank you very much for the you today in honour of Douglas Hurd.

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Like all politicians, the Foreign Secretary took the opportunity of making a political speech but I was surprised that he asked for the assistance of Hong Kong businessmen in controlling or influencing the British press. We have enough problems with our own local press corps, without incurring further difficulties of modifying UK's attitudes towards Hong Kong.

Comments made by many

of your guests were interesting and were all centered around the theme that Hong Kong wishes to do business without Government interference or demands by an unwanted democracy.

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Kind regards.

Yours sincerely,

Bill

William Stones