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PS/M Luce No Giffard W. Donald
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
The Rt. Hon. Lord ShawcrosS, G.B.E., Q.C. Adviser on International Operations
Telephone 01-600 2300
FOREIGN
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COMMONWEALTH
PC. HE 1 DEC 1983
PO BOX 161. Morgan House, 1 Angel Court, London EC2R 7AE
OF
30th November 1983
ALLOCATIONS
756
The Morgan Bank
The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe QC MP Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs
Downing Street
SW1A 2AL
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 2 DEC 1983
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Mear Seculary of State:
I have just returned from a fairly long trip abroad which, in addition to the USA included Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau and China. As you know, I am very interested in the political problems in the Far East.
I spent some weeks in Hong Kong but unfortunately I did not have the advantage of seeing the Governor or Sir Percy whilst there, although I did have many talks about the 1997 problems with business leaders, members of Exco and the new head of the New China News Agency.. I have, however, been asked by the Chinese Ambassador to go and talk with him privately (I know him quite well) and Pamela Egremont and I are dining with him in about a fortnight.
It is quite a long time since I have been briefed on the Hong Kong problem and I wondered whether it would be possible for me to be brought up to date to some extent, and on Privy Council terms, about the present state of play and policy? I am anxious not to say or go into print on anything which might be unhelpful.
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