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The Rt. Hon David

QC,

Waddington Ese MP

Home Secretary

HONG KONG ASSURANCES

Thank you for your letter of 31 January/about progress on the Bitl. I am glad that the discussions with the Hong Kong Government

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twow progres wis/he make dury the cuvent viful by are going well. I understand that a further round of talks are

Home office and currently taking place in Hong Kong.

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It won not be easy to fquere the city over

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I am concerned about the problem of numbers. It is now clear that it will not be possible to accommodate existing holders assuance

sufficient people in the

elsewhere in the together with the disciplined services and other categories of public servants within the 50,000, while still maintaining our

helween the preferred 2:1 ratio of private/to public sector I nevertheless

Figure agree that we must stick to the 50,000 heads of household limit:

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I have taken note of your comments on the approved secondment scheme and on the question of eligibility. I shall await with interest officials' fecommendations on these points.

I am copying this letter to the Prime Minister and other members

of OD(K), the Secretary of State for Employment, the Attorney

the Chief Whip, Sir Percy Cradock and Sir Robin Butler.

General

DOUGLAS HURD

FIRAAJ