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Submission
DRAFT
To:-
Mr Cortazzi
PS/PUS
PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
PS
cc Sir A Duff
Mr Samuel, FED
Mr Braithwaite, Planning Staff
Type 1 +
From
R McLaren
Telephone No. Ext.
Department
DSR 11
HONG KONG IN THE 1980s
1.
Following discussion with you and Mr Murray,
ane
I have now produced the attached paper which sets out some
of the basic considerations which seem likely to affect
our policy towards Hong Kong over the next 10 years, and
with
attempts to identify some of the issues/which
we and
The paper
the Hong Kong Government may be confronted.
takes into account the possibility that we may be able to
Sasis factory
achieve a/solution of the New Territories leases issue
That we
will
Jo so
but does not assume as a foregone conclusion.
2. I have discussed the paper in draft with FED, but
as it is intended as an internal FCO study, I have not
thought it necessary to consult the Governor of Hong
Kong and HM Ambassador in Peking, or to bring in other
Whitehall departments.
3. The paper makes no specific policy recommendations
and no decisions are sought at this stage. It would
will however be helpful to know whether Ministers agree the
general line of thinking.
45.
4. The Secretary of State may find the paper useful
as background for his forthcoming visit to Hong Kong.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.