HKK 040/1
SECRET
1 December 1978
(128
Sir Murray MacLehose GBE KCMG KCVO
Governor
HONG KONG
NEW TERRITORIES LEASES
HKK 040/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO.
4 DEC1978
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
No
PA
1125
REG BY
CLE
1. You will have realised from FCO telegram No 887 that the draft Order in Council enclosed with Rushford's letter to Hobley of 21 November resulted from discussions between the two lawyers in which we and Far Eastern Department were not involved. I did, however, consult Tony Rushford before sending FCO telegram No 887 and he agreed generally with the comments in paragraph 3. He has now prepared the enclosed revised version of the draft which takes account of those comments.
RJT McLaren
Hong Kong & General Department
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