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DD 140100Z HONG KONG
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DESKBY 140100Z
FM FCO 131652Z DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2484
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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RECEIVE ABAISTRYI
17 DEC 1934
DESAFICER
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Action Taken
865
OF 13 DECEMBER
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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG : SPEECH TO JOINT SESSION OF
EXCO AND LEGCO
1. MIFT CONTAINS NUMBER 10'S CURRENT DRAFT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S
SPEECH TO THE JOINT SESSION OF EXCO AND LEGCO.
2.
WE HAVE IT IN MIND TO PROPOSE TO NUMBER 10 THE FOLLOWING MINOR
AMENDMENTS:
(A) PARAGRAPH 20. AMEND FINAL WORDS OF FIRST SENTENCE TO READ
'THAT OTHER COUNTRIES MAY NOT ACCEPT THE NEW BRITISH PASSPORTS
AFTER 1997'.
(B) PARAGRAPH 30. SUB-PARAGRAPH BEGINNING 'HONG KONG'S
SEPARATE POSITION WITH THE GATT'. AMEND TO READ 'HONG KONG'S
ABILITY TO PRESERVE ITS SEPARATE POSITION WITHIN THE GATT'.
3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT, DESKBY
140900Z.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR) MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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