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1983 Feb 17 - 1983 Apr 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1054
Hong Kong (Future of Hong Kong) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 317
Any docs withheld? 11

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83 Mar 7 Mon Hong Kong: No.10 record of discussion (MT, Pym, Heseltine, Lord Belstead, Youde, Cradock, Alan Donald, Anthony Parsons) [“Record of a Discussion at No. 10 Downing Street at 1615 hours on Monday 7 March 1983”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 8 Tue Hong Kong: Pym minute to MT (draft message to Prime Minister of China) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 9 Wed Hong Kong: No.10 speaking note for Cabinet to MT (“Hong Kong”) [willing to recommend transfer of sovereignty to Parliament if satisfactory agreement] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 9 Wed Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Pym, Heseltine, Acland, Youde, Cradock, Alan Donald, Anthony Parsons) [“Record of a Discussion at 1600 hours on Wednesday 9 March 1983 at 10 Downing Street”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 10 Thu Hong Kong: MT letter to Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang (future of Hong Kong) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 14 Mon Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: Prime Minister’s Question Time”) [suggested line to take on progress of negotiations] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 14 Mon Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong”) [press report on Chinese intention to resume sovereignty imminently] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 14 Mon Hong Kong: No.10 letter to Pym PS (“Hong Kong”) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 16 Wed Hong Kong: UKE Washington telegram 645 to FCO (1830Z) (“Future of Hong Kong: American visitors to China”) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 18 Fri Hong Kong: Heseltine minute to FCO (“Hong Kong”) [contingency plans for Chinese invasion of Hong Kong] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 21 Mon Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong”) [diplomatic tension] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 22 Tue Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: civil contingency planning”) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 22 Tue Hong Kong: UKE Beijing record of conversation (Sir Percy Cradock, Chen Zhaoyuan) [“Future of Hong Kong”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 23 Wed Hong Kong: Youde record of conversation (“Visit of the Singapore Prime Minister: Future of Hong Kong”) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 23 Wed Hong Kong: UKE Beijing record of conversation (Sir Percy Cradock, Yao Guang) [“Future of Hong Kong”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 24 Thu Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong”) [Heung Yee Kuk petition to MT to be kept informed on progress of talks] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 25 Fri Hong Kong: No.10 letter to Pym PS (“Hong Kong”) [comments critical of MT attributed to Prime Minister of Malaysia in press] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 28 Mon Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong”) [press enquiries] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 28 Mon Hong Kong: No.10 note to Cabinet Office (“The Future of Hong Kong”) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 29 Tue Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: briefing the Australians prior to Premier Zhao’s visit to Australia”) [MT “they must not be told too much”] [declassified 2013]