TNAG-0856-FCO40-1066-Construction-of-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 269

Registry No.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret,

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

DSR 11

DRAFT

LETTER

To:-

Mrs E Elliott CBE Urban Council Chambers Edinburgh Place HONG KONG

Type 1 +

From

B G Cartledge

Telephone No. Ext.

Departraent

10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister has asked me to reply to your letter

of 12 July about compensation for property in Tsuen Wan

which has been resumed in connection with the construction

of the Mass Transit Railway in Hong Kong.

I understand that you had a meeting with the Head of

the Hong Kong and General Department in the Foreign and

Commonwealth Office before your return to Hong Kong, and

that the points which you made have been brought to the

attention of the Hong Kong Government. I also understand

that discussions about the clearance of the Sai Lau Kok

buildings are continuing in Hong Kong. Mrs Thatcher hopes

that it will be possible to reach a satisfactory solution

of the outstanding problems in accordance with the

provisions of Hong Kong law.

Dd 0532000 800M 5/78 HMSO Bracknell