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Sir Charles Powell KCMG
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
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BURDEN SHARING : HONG KONG
Thank you for your letter of 10 February about
Hong Kong's contribution to our costs arising from the
Gulf conflict.
The Foreign Secretary has already sent a message of
memor believe thanks to the Governor But he thinks it would also be much appreciated if the Prime Minister were to send a message to LegCo as a whole. The Governor of Hong Kong Cyrls.
The issue is a
A number of members of
és much attracted to the idea.
controversial one in Hong Kong.
LegCo voted against a contribution, and those who argued in favour took a significant political risk in doing so.
Sent
a chall
I enclose the text of a possible message which reflects the Governor's advice en contents. If the
Prime Minister agrees, this would be forwarded by the
Governor to Mr Allen Lee, the Senior Member of the
Council.
PRIVATE SECRETARY
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