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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Dr D C wil HKK 0911 C Ko
Political Adviser
HONG KONG
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17 JUN 1983
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JUN 1980
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17/6
Our reference HKK 091/1
Dear David, Awians
CHINA RESOURCES INVO TIN SHUI WAI
1.
16 June 1980
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Many thanks for your letter of 5 June. I agree that this development could be of considerable importance in the wider leases context. We shall be very interested to hear how much further contacts establish as to whether the messages are genuine and on good authority.
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If they are genuine, then I agree that the legal aspects will be important. To this end, we have shown your letters about Tin Shui Wai to the department's Legal Adviser and addressed to him a number of hypothetical propositions. answers are on the enclosed minute of 12 June. I hope these will help you.
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We are now working on a submission to Ministers on the (Hkkonider problem (FCO telegram No 332 to Peking). It would be very helpful to know of any further developments on the Tin Shui Wai or other aspects which could affect our advice. One point which has struck us is a recent report of remarks by the Governor of Guangdong and his Deputy about a 'formula! having been found on the problem of Hong Kong and Macao and on the idea of the two territories being 'special zones' in China GIST for 6 June. We have not yet seen the full text.
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It would be very helpful to have this goether with any thoughts which you or Tim George may have on the significance of the points made.
cc T J B George Esq PEKING
RJT McLaren Esq FED
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RD Clift
Hong Kong & General Department
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P.S. Fince writing the above I have seen All June to Ronin SECRET McLaren about Xi's remarks in Mac
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