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25 November 1981

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Dear Mike,

Correspondence on the Future of Hong Kong

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1 attach a draft reply to Mr David Alton's letter of 18 November to the Prime Minister which you passed with yours of 19 November. The reply avoids discussion of the substance of the question because it is eventually likely to be published by the Reform Club. Any comment by the Government risks being seized on in Hong Kong as a firm indication of official plans for the territory.

M Pattison Esq

10 Downing Street

yours

Roderic Lyno

(R M J Lyne) Private Secretary

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