26 September 1984
HE Mr T D O'Leary
High Commissioner
British High Commission PO Box 1812
WELLINGTON
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Prime Minister Wellington
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Dear High Commissioner
Thank you for your letter of 25 September with which you handed over a copy of a message from Sir Geoffrey Howe together with an advance text of the Agreement on the future of Hong Kong. I should be grateful if you would thank the Foreign Secretary for his message and express our appreciation for the consideration he and his office have shown
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The Prime Minister Mr Lange will be issuing a press statement either in New York tomorrow or during his visit to London welcoming the Agreement. I need hardly say that the New Zealand Government supports the Agreement and is confident that it will provide a firm basis for the continued stability and prosperity of Hong Kong.
Yours sincerely
Serthen
Geoffrey Palmer
Acting Prime Minister
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