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TELEGRAM NUMBER 482 OF 23 MAY

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 789 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RATIFICATION

1. WE HAVE NO DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LENGTH OF YOUR PROPOSED SPEECH. OUR ONLY SUGGESTED AMENDMENT IS TO THE LAST PHRASE OF PARAGRAPH 1 WHICH, AS PRESENTLY DRAFTED, COULD BE READ AS IMPLYING THAT HONG KONG WILL BE A CHINESE SAR BEFORE AS WELL AS AFTER 1997. WE SUGGEST '... BOTH BEFORE 1997 AND WHEN IT WILL BECOME A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC

OF CHINA THEREAFTER'.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

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PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE CABINET OFFICE ER DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.

MR MALLABY

SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

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