TNAG-2749-FCO40-3964-Economic-situation-in-Hong-Kong-1993 — Page 44

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8 October 1993

Mr Masaki Orita

Consul-General of Japan

One Exchange Square 47th floor

8 Connaught Place Hong Kong

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Office of the

British Senior Representative

Sino-British Joint Liaison Group

St John's Building, 3rd Floor 33 Garden Road

Hong Kong

Telephone: (852) 868 2171/2416/2435 Facsimile: (852) 868 2431

FED to see pages 8 +9.

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10. 1993

I was delighted to receive your letter of 4 October on my return to Hong Kong. I have read your address which you delivered to the Chinese Manufacturers' Association on 23 September. If I may say so, I think that this was an admirable speech which very clearly set out your country's strongly supportive position on the maintenance of Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. I particularly liked your emphasis on the importance of the rule of law and your repeated emphasis on the importance of preserving the politically and economically open system beyond 1997. As you know, it is our strong belief that (without "internationalising" the Hong Kong question) it is vital that Hong Kong's most significant trading partners should make these points clearly and vigorously to the Chinese and to any others who may be tempted to doubt the importance of these factors in Hong Kong's success.

I am most grateful to you for your thoughtfulness in passing a copy of your address.

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Political Adviser Mr Exy, FED MrThorpe, Toyko

Your smeerely Hyb

H L1 Davies