TNAG-1242-FCO40-1555-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 24

Mr Donald

Private Secretary

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

SECRET

File

(637)

FROM: R D Clift, HKD

DATE: 11 October 1983

MKK040/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 1 2 OCT 1983

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INDEX

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Administrative Arrangements

Development of the UK Negotiating Position

1.

If agreement can be reached with the Chinese on future work on

the above lines, we can expect to get into detail soon. The

Department are preparing and will agree with Hong Kong and Peking an expanded outline of the areas in which we should be looking for safeguards, based on the "Possible pattern of future administration"

submitted with my minute of 6 October.

2. Many of the detailed points will need to be filled in by Hong

Kong, who are the experts on their own Government. However we shall have to contribute from London on a number of areas including the question of external affairs and treaties, nationality and

international trade.

Organisation in London

3.

The Prime Minister has decided that a Ministerial Cabinet Sub-Committee will be set up, chaired by herself, to include the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, the Lord President of the Council, the Home Secretary, the Chancellor of the Exechequer, the

Attorney General, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, the Secretary of State for Defence, the Lord Privy Seal and the Minister