Mr Houston
Special Adviser
K 195A
CONFIDENTIAL
File
62
MKK040|1
RECEIVED IN NEGISTRY
12 OCT 1983
DESK ($ICER
INDEX
FROM: R D CLIFT, HKD
DATE: 11 October 1983
REGISTRY
eet PS
PA
Action Taken
17
114/10
if
PS/Mr Rifkind
PS/Mr Luce
Mr Donald
Miss Neville-Jones,
Planning Staff
Dr Wilson, SED
Mr Thomson, FED
Mr Lamont, FID Mr Caplin, NENAD
(To be sent to Blackpool
if necessary)
(620)
1.
"
SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY CONFERENCE SPEECH
I attached to my minute of 7 October a short passage on Hong Kong. Mr Luce suggests that the second sentence of para 3 may in some respects be a hostage to fortune and that it be replaced by a more general amplification of HMG's intentions.
2. The following is my suggested new second sentenceof para 3:
'We intend to pursue detailed discussions with the Chinese Government, looking at the Hong Kong question from every angle. We aim to reach a settlement which will permit the continuation of Hong Kong's stable and prosperous society. '
Blin
RD Clift
11 October 1983
Hong Kong Department
CONFIDENTIAL