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Mr Walker (Research Department G59/4). HAR 04011

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: CHINESE RESEARCH VIEWS MAR 1983

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1. Mr Morris recently sent you a copy of a summary of a paper prepared on 24 August 1982 by a researcher at one of China's major mass media organisations'. While somewhat out-of-date

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now, it is nevertheless interesting because of its bias towards. cooperation with the UK and the West generally.

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We are also interested in some of the models mentioned in paragraph 7 of the paper, in particular the reimposition of control over Shanghai and the Panama Canal negotiations.

Mr Clift has already asked you to find out details of the Anlgo- Egyptian condominium over Chinese We would be grateful if you would also look at these. What we require is a note of the main provisions of the administration under the two systems with notes to indicate any possible significance for Hong Kong.

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Would you be able to provide this by mid-April?

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RJ F Hoare

29 March 1983

Hong Kong & General Department WH312 233.4439

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