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GISTRY
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TS. N. Harding
Hong Kong Dept CS PS
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Parliamentary Urit Legal Advisers
F.E.D. N.T.D. Research Dept
Future of Hong Kong: Draft White Paper
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1. I am circulating under cover of this minute a copy of
part one of a draft White Paper on the negotiations on the
future of Hong Kong for discussion at the meeting of OD(K)
on 12 September. It puts the agreement in the context of
the history of the negotiations, and of the alternatives
open to us. Part two of the White Paper will consist of
the Agreement itself, part three will be a detailed commentary
on the agreement, and part four will include appended relevant
documents.
2. The text of the White Paper cannot be finalised until we have initialled the Agreement. It is, however, important that
we publish the White Paper immediately after initialling so that the Agreement is seen in Hong Kong in its proper context from
the start. We therefore intend to have the White Paper set in
print in the near future and then amend it to take account of
the final stages of negotiation.
3. I am copying this minute to members of OD(K) and to
Sir Robert Armstrong.
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GEOFFREY HOWE
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
7 September. 1984
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