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1. The PUS is aware of the background to the negotiations. A briefing note on the agreement is attached.
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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs wrote to Mr Lange on 25 September expressing
Mr. Longs the hope that he would feel able to welcome the agreement. Mr Lange issued the following statement in New York on the same day:
"The initialling of the Agreement
between China and the United Kingdom on the future of Hong Kong is a positive and welcome step. New Zealand has not of course been a party to the negotiations but has made known to both parties our view that the settlement should be one that benefits the people of Hong Kong and contributes to the stability of the Asian-Pacific Region. It will also be encouraging for
New Zealand companies involved in
Hong Kong's financial and
commercial acitivities. I congratulate both the People's Republic of China
and the United Kingdom on the
successful conclusion of what has been a
very complex round of discussions."
Hong Kong Department
27 September 1984
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