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Thank you so much for your letter of 31 December
1982 and for your kind New Year wishes.
I have been following very closely the proposal
to construct a nuclear power station in Guangdong
Province and I am much encouraged by the progress made
so far; your own efforts, I know, have been unstinting.
As you say, it is a project not only of considerable
potential value to British industry but one which could
do much for confidence in Hong Kong by further cementing
the Hong Kong/UK/China triangle.
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I am grateful to you also for your views on a
solution to the question of Hong Kong's future. As
you know, talks with the Chinese have begun with a view
to reaching an agreement for the future which will
preserve Hong Kong's stability and prosperity.
must not merely meet the interests of the British and
Chinese governments but also of course those of Hong
Kong. We are determined to keep to this aim, I
would not rule out any possible solution that was
acceptable to the people of Hong Kong and to Parliament.
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