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DATE: 20 September 1983

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The Deportent

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CALL BY LORD RHODES ON LADY YOUNG, 4.30 PM ON THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 1983: FUTURE OF HONG KONG

1.

2.

Your minute of 12 September.

I attach a brief for this call, at which I shall be present.

Lord Rhodes will be accompanied by Lady Llewellyn Davies and

Ms Frances Wood of the British Museum. Mr Roger Sims MP and

Mr Bill Benyon MP will also attend. We understand that they will accompany Lord Rhodes to China in October instead of

Mr Goodlad and Mr Renton.

3. I shall brief Lord Rhodes generally on Hong Kong's future before his call on Lady Young. I recommend that Lady Young

give Lord Rhodes a general account of how the Sino-British

talks are going and stress to him the importance of saying or doing nothing which could damage confidence in Hong Kong

whilst he is in China. However, if the Chinese press him on the

subject, there are some helpful points which he could try to

get across to them. These are contained in the attached brief.

4. Lady Young has asked whether there is any matter unrelated

to Hong Kong in which we could enlist Lord Rhodes' assistance. After consulting FED I have included an appropriate 'Point to Make' about the development of China's South West Energy

Resources.

have nove He ch ed be handed & Lord Khock.

20 September 1983

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R D Clift

Hong Kong Department

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