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DESKBY FCO 30120OZ
DESKBY PEKING 01020OZ
FM HONG KONG 30095OZ SEP 83
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1450 OF 30 SEPTEMBER
AND TO «MMEDIATE PEKING
TOP COPY
HKK013/1
(ECEIVED IN REGISTRY
ROLLIVES OCT 1983.
DESK OFFICER.
INDEX
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REGISTRY
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Action Taken
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPEECH.
1. WILL NEED TO INCLUDE A PASSAGE ABOUT THE FUTURE IN MY
ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 5 OCTOBER. GIVEN
THE TIMING OF THIS SPEECH THERE IS VERY LITTLE SCOPE FOR ME TO
SAY ANYTHING NEW. MOREOVER, UNTIL WE HAVE DECIDED WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, CAN U GIVE NO HINT AS TO THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF OUR
POLICY. PROPOSE TO REPEAT HMG'S COMMITMENT TO THE SEARCH FOR
A SOLUTION ACCEPTABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS TO
PARLAMENT AND TO CHINA: TO REFER TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
PROCESS OF CONSULTATION: AND REITERATE OUR DETERMINATION TO DO OUR UTMOST TO PURSUE THE TALKS TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION. 2. MIFT CONTAINS A FIRST DRAFT FOR SUCH A PASSAGE, WHICH WOULD COME NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE SPEECH. # SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS NO LATER THAN 03010OZ. ANY IDEAS ON HOW IT MIGHT BE FILLED OUT WOULD ALSO BE WELCOME. . WILL THEN SEND YOU A FINAL TEXT FOR CLEARANCE ON MONDAY. WE NEED TO PRINT ON TUESDAY.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
COPIES TO
LIMITED
SIR IAN SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
MR BURROWS
LEGAL ADVISER
HD/HKD
HD/FED
MR ROBERTS
NEWS D
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR WRIGHT
SIR A PARSONS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
NO 10 DOWNING STREET
OAB 2/82
MR WALKER RESEARCH D
MR MARTIN
MR FLOWER
MR COLES
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