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DSR 11 (Revised)

DRAFT:

FROM:

CONFIDENTIAL

minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note

Secretary of State

DEPARTMENT:

TYPE: Draft/Final 1+

Reference

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TEL. NO:

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION|

TO:

Top Secret

Sir Edward Youde, GOMG, MBE

Secret

Governor and Commander in Chief

Confidential

Restricted

HONG KONG

Unclassified

PRIVACY MARKING

SUBJECT:

..In Confidence HONG KONG:

A CHANGE OF DESTINY

CAVEAT....

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I have had an opportunity to read your despatch

"Hong Kong: A change of destiny" during the holiday

period, and to think about the points you make in it.

It is an important document, and I wanted to thank you

personally for it.

in 1982.

I agree with your assessment of the United Kingdom's

moral responsibility to the people of Hong Kong, a

responsibility which the Prime Minister publicly accepted

I have no hesitation in saying that in

negotiating the Joint Declaration we have discharged it

to the best of our ability, and my impression is that the

people of Hong Kong generally accept this.

The

responsibility does not however end with the ratification

of the Joint Declaration, and we for Our part will

continue to do all we can to see that it is faithfully

implemented

Kong.

in the best

interests of the people of Hong

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