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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
RA Brown Esq
Department of Industry
Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
LONDON SW1
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Our reference
Date
4 August 1980
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR AND SLK
1. Thank you for your letter of 1 August.
2.
I only have one comment. I would prefer the second half of the third sentence of the third paragraph to be deleted entirely. The question of the future of Hong Kong is a very delicate one and it is not appropriate for it to be discussed in a letter to Sir Lawrence. He is of course well aware of the issues involved and so nothing will be lost by deletion of about China's interest
the words Hong Kong':
the future of
R D Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
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