27 October 1992
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Dear
Chris,
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office
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to PS/GH
Сел
WATERS (HIC)
Am
28/10
London SW1A 2AH
From The Secretary of State
560
Thank you for your letter of 13 October.
As
I too am frustrated that we have not made faster
progress. A paper by FCO/ODA/Treasury officials setting
out a range of costed options is now almost ready.
soon as this is agreed with the Treasury, I will
write to Michael Portillo setting out my conclusions.
Your letter confirms my view that political decisions are
now needed to resolve this issue once and for all, in the
interests of good administration in Hong Kong, as well as
in fairness to the HMOCS officers concerned. I shall be
seeking colleagues' agreement to a package of proposals
which meet our obligations to provide compensation and a
sterling safeguard, on a basis that we can justify in terms
of past practice as well as present circumstances.
I will ensure that you are kept in touch with
progress. We can if necessary discuss further when you
are here next month.
I am copying this to Michael Portillo.
DOUGLAS HURD
と
The Rt Hon Christopher Patten
AM
Dyn.