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CONFIDENTIAL

From the Secretary of State

HKK 011/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

19 JUL 1985

Sir,

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

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16 July, 1985

I have the honour to refer to FCO telegram number 580

of 29 August 1969 to Hong Kong on certain aspects of Hong Kong's external affairs and to the entrustment contained in my despatch of today's date.

The United Kingdom Government continues to be responsible

for the external relations of Hong Kong. In carrying out their general responsibility, the United Kingdom Government will of course seek the fullest consultation with the

Government of Hong Kong and will at all times have special

regard to the interests of Hong Kong. However, subject to the stipulations set out in paragraph 3 of this despatch, the United Kingdom Government has thought it appropriate to make more formal provision for the delegation to you of

executive authority to conduct certain aspects of the

external relations of Hong Kong. In addition the United Kingdom Government will give sympathetic consideration to any request by you for authority to take action on other aspects of external relations of Hong Kong not

covered by that despatch.

In view of the general responsibility of the United Kingdom Government for the external affairs of Hong Kong, it will be necessary for you to inform the United Kingdom Government in advance of any proposal for the exercise of the authority to conduct negotiations delegated to you by paragraph 2 of that despatch which might result in the United Kingdom Government incurring any new international

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