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DESKBY 140100Z

FM FCO 131652Z DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2484

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG : SPEECH TO JOINT SESSION OF

EXCO AND LEGCO

1. MIFT CONTAINS NUMBER 10'S CURRENT DRAFT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S

SPEECH TO THE JOINT SESSION OF EXCO AND LEGCO.

2.

WE HAVE IT IN MIND TO PROPOSE TO NUMBER 10 THE FOLLOWING MINOR

AMENDMENTS:

(A) PARAGRAPH 20. AMEND FINAL WORDS OF FIRST SENTENCE TO READ

'THAT OTHER COUNTRIES MAY NOT ACCEPT THE NEW BRITISH PASSPORTS

AFTER 1997'.

(B) PARAGRAPH 30. SUB-PARAGRAPH BEGINNING 'HONG KONG'S

SEPARATE POSITION WITH THE GATT'. AMEND TO READ 'HONG KONG'S

ABILITY TO PRESERVE ITS SEPARATE POSITION WITHIN THE GATT'.

3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT, DESKBY

140900Z.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO:(VIA ADR) MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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