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HKK OYO! I 1978
Papes for Incoming Munnistes
at his meeting on 12 July, Ihr Cortazzi mggeted that we should be thinking about what preparations we should be making against the eventuality of a General Election in October and the likelihood of a change of Ministes if not of Government. The Bone of Research Department was asked to find out what happened East time: the attached minute is his answer.
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4. The subject was discussed again at Ar Cortazzi's meeting on 26 July which Mr Thompson attended (9 was away on that day, attending my mothers' fineral). It was then decided that no papes on Hong Kong would be needed for a
on Secretary of State; ent that, on the assumption we get a different Minister with responsibility for Hong Kong, we should be thinking off about two background papers:
a) Hong Kong Intonal (with the emplasis on Social Development and the Police)
e) Hong Kong external ( covering of course mainly relations with Clima, including miningration and the new development of 3 way "compensation tronding, as well as the fundamental question of 1997 and all that).
3. No special time table for the papers has yet been set - 9
doubt whether we need do more then will them over i our minds at least until we know when the election is to be
Registry.
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