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Hong Kong Department
27 November 1989
PS/Mr Maude
Mr Gillmore
Mr McLaren
Mr Fraser
Mr Paul
PRU
FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE: STATIONING OF PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY IN
HONG KONG
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1. In the Foreign Affairs debate on 24 November, the Secretary of
State undertook to write to Mr David Young about his question on
China's right to station the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong
after 1997.
B
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2. I submit a self explanatory draft letter to Mr Young.
follows closely the line we shall be taking in our interim reply to the Foreign Affairs Committee report. Mr Paul has seen the draft
and agrees.
RIDA BF
PA Major (Ms)
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