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FROM: R D CLIFT, HKD DATE: 13 March 1984
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Sir I Sinclair Sir P Cradock Sir W Harding
Dr Wilson
Mr Thomson, FED
Mr Walker, Research Dept Mr Butler, Parliamentary
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: LIFTING THE VEIL: FOREIGN AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE, 14 MARCH 1984
Para 2 of your minute of 12 March recorded the Secretary of State's thoughts on questions which might be raised when he gives evidence on Hong Kong to the Committee.
2. I think most of the Secretary of State's annotations have in fact been covered either in the suggested statement for use with the Committee submitted to you on 9 March, or in the attached notes for supplementaries. I do not think it is necessary to amend the statement. But I now submit replacement pages of the notes for supplementaries which take into account the two points outstanding, viz:
(a) the legal aspects of the three Hong Kong treaties; (b) Chinese statements of objectives and principles.
In each case I think the points can best be made in answer to questions rather than as part of a prepared statement.
13 March 1984
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R D Clift
Hong Kong Department
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