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FM HONG KONG 0509502 JAN 84
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 33 OF 5 JANUARY 1984
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
(233) 040/18.
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YOUR TEL. 1394 FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON LAIDE
COPY
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY ADVISED THAT THE POLICY PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE WORKING PAPER BE APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE. THE ONLY COMMENT THEY HAD ON THE TEXT OF THE PAPER WAS
IN RESPECT OF PARA 7(8) WHERE QUOTE DATE UNIQUOTE (IN THE SINGULAR) HAD LED SOME TO READ IT AS REFERRING TO ONE FIXED DATE. THE POINT CAN BE MET BY AMENDING THE FINAL SENTENCE TO READ AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE ALL NEW LEASES WOULD BE MADE FOR THIS TERM AND EXISTING LEASES WOULD BE MODIFIED
TO GIVE THEM THIS TERM FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE DATES OF
GRANT. UNQUOTE.
2. IT IS NOW FOR CONSIDERATION HOW THE PAPER SHOULD BE
PRESENTED TO THE CHINESE.
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
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5 JAN 1984
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
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REGISTAY
Action Taken
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see (2)
See
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.D. (MR WALKER)
Redacted Under FOI Exemption Sec 27(1)(a)(c)(d)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/R LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT SIR C TICKELL
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS
MR BURROWS
NEWS D
LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
SIR A PARSONS NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
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