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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: SOUTHERN TELEVISION INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD PRIVY SEAL: 1500 HOURS, FRIDAY 22 JANUARY

1.

Southern Television wish to interview the Lord Privy Seal on the question of the future of Hong Kong in the light of his recent visit to China.

2.

In view of the sensitive and complex nature of this subject and the importance that HMG attaches to the very careful handling of the issue in all contacts with the Chinese,

In short,

we should go no further than the line already taken by the Lord Privy Seal in his Press Conference in Hong Kong on 10 January.

3.

The attached brief takes account of these

considerations.

Jwikiamun

R D Clift

22 January 1982

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Hong Kong and General Department

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Mr Donald

Mr Elliott,

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Mr Marshall, News Department

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Mr. Willian J

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