TNAG-1431-FCO40-1914-Sensitivity-review-of-FCO-records-on-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 6

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Miss J G Veitch (SRU, LRD

CW359)

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HONG KONG: SENSITIVE RECORD S

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We discussed the attached 1955 papers yesterday.

ong Kong have now confirmed that they wish us to prevent or delay the release of these papers, because of their reference to "the ambiguous wording of the Convention of 1898" on the waters of Deep Bay. We will have to discuss Hong Kong's territorial waters with the Chinese in the next 12 years, and this could be prejudicial.

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I would be grate ful withholding of these papers. them being made public in 50 mentioned.

if y ou would regularise the I do not think we would mind years, years, which was one option you

6 December 1985

J_T FII.

JN Powell

Hong Kong Department

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