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BISHOP JOHN B. WU 天主教香港主教胡振中

Prot. No. 177-84

The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Howe, Q.C.,M.P.,

Secretary of State for Foreign and

Commonwealth Affairs,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

Downing Street West,

London, SW1,

England.

15th August, 1984

MKK 040/3

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 1 SEP 1984

Dear Sir,

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Action Taken

On Monday the 20th August, 1984, at 11 a.m., a statement on "The Catholic Church and the future of Hong

Kong" will be handed over to the China News Agency, to be forwarded to Mr. Wu Xueqian, Chinese Foreign Minister.

At the same time Mr. Zhou Nan and Mr. Xu Jiatun will be

receiving a copy of the said document.

I enclose herein a copy of the statement for your

reference. I am also sending copies to Sir Edward Youde

and Sir Richard Evans.

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The statement will be released to the Mass Media

on Friday, 24th August, 1984.

With kind regards,

Sincerely yours,

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+ John Baptist Cheng-Chung Wu

Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong

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CATHOLIC DIOCESE CENTRE, 16 CAINE ROAD, HONG KONG

香港堅道16號 天主教教區中心