TNAG-0848-FCO40-1058-Future-of-Hong-Kong-New-Territories-leases-1979 — Page 73

CODE

18-78

SS 10/76

Mr. Mcharen 0.5.

Reference

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I discussed this with N Cortazzi: there is clearly no point now in submitting the paper for its original purpose. However,

as the Nr Cartazzi thought it would serve as basic background paper on Hong hong new ministers: only para 7 world need to be changed.

for

2. Since he anticipates that the PUS will need to deal with a very heavy load of paper between now and the installation of a new government, he раней would like to submit this paper straight away since it's ready: in addition to the slight amendment to parae 7, it will require a revised mbuission, tots addressed to Alotazzi and PS/PUS only, and with the last sentence of para 3 and all of para 4 omitted, and with a sentence cidded to para 3, something on the following lines

at this stage. I suggest however that

the

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