TNAG-2788-FCO40-4027-Chinese-policy-on-Hong-Kong-an-overview-1993 — Page 65

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Mr Bunten HKD

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Reference.

HICC 013/1

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CHINESE PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON HONG KONG.

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1.

We spoke about your minute of 22 April. I am afraid that we have not kept a running note Chinese public statements on Hong Kong that might be useful to us. I now attach a first shot, drawing only on material from last month (mainly Hong Kong's telegrams of press reports). It includes the references to the telegram numbers. I will attempt to keep this more up to date, and add in anything that we get from Hong Kong as a result of your minute. might perhaps give some thought to the kid of areas you would like covered in this exercise. I appreciate this will hold good for all time as the focus of interest will inevitably shift.

2. If you think it worthwhile, I could issue this on a monthly basis. It is pretty thin at the moment, but then the Chinese are not in business of giving much away just now.

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RF Wye

Far Eastern Section Research & Analysis Dept OAB 2/125 210 6219/6216 30 April 1993

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