1 April 1993
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office
London SWIA 2AH
Robert Adley Esq MP
House of Commons
London
SWLA OAA
Dear hlr Aday.
HKCC 01215
From The Minister of State
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Mr
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PA
PEGISTRY Action Taker
RECEIVED IN RIOSTRY
5 APR 1993
DESK OFFICER INDEX
see 138A
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Thank you for your letter of 25 March to Douglas Hurd enclosing one from your constituent Mr H G Maule of 25 Southcliffe Road, Friars Cliff, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4EN, about Hong Kong.
You will now have received Douglas' letter of 30 March in response to an earlier one of yours. I also enclose a copy of Douglas' letter to Elsie Tu. These letters explain our approach and there is little that I can add to them. They deal with the points Mr Maule makes. We have certainly not lost sight of the need for cooperation with China over Hong Kong. We want to talk to them about electoral arrangements and all the other issues we face in ensuring a smooth transition. But we have the responsibility to administer Hong Kong until 1 July 1997 and that we are determined to carry out.
Yours over,
ALASTAIR GOODLAD
(Approved by the Minister and signed in his absence by Trevor Adams, Assistant Private Secretary)
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