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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1058
Hong Kong (Future of Hong Kong) (Part 9)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 322
Any docs withheld? 1

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83 Sep 27 Tu Major Hong Kong: Lord Hailsham letter to Howe (“Seventh Commonwealth Law Conference”) [“the “political imperatives” of the PRC… [are] such… that they are simply indifferent to economic consequences”] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 30 Fr Major Hong Kong: No.10 note to Treasury (“Hong Kong”) [countermeasures to tackle ‘Black Saturday’ financial crisis] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 2 Su Major Hong Kong: Howe telegram to Hong Kong Government (“Future of Hong Kong: draft paper for EXCO”) [policy options following latest round of UK/China talks] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 2 Su Minor Hong Kong: Howe telegram to Hong Kong Government (“Financial Situation”) [confirmation of travel arrangements for Goodhart and Peretz] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 3 Mo Major Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: conversation with NCNA”) [land leases] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 3 Mo Major Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: conversation with NCNA”) [record of discussion: Youde, SY Chung, QW Lee] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 3 Mo Major Hong Kong: No.10 minute to MT (“Hong Kong”) [forthcoming policy meetings and the setting up of a Ministerial committee on Hong Kong] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 4 Tu Major Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: EXCO discussion”) [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 4 Tu Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Establishment of new Office For The Reunification of China”) [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 4 Tu Major Hong Kong: MacLehose letter to Luce (“Hong Kong: next round of talks in Peking”) [retraction of previous advice to MT on pushing for British administration] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 4 Tu Major Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong”) [EXCO not to be informed of Hong Kong dollar exchange rate proposals] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 4 Tu Key Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Hong Kong”) [policy options on future of Hong Kong] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 5 We Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Summary of Governor’s address to LEGCO on 5 October”) [future of Hong Kong] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 5 We Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Xinhua commentary”) [Chinese media interpreting MT comments as intention to continue ‘colonial’ rule] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 5 We Major Hong Kong: Parsons minute to Coles (“Hong Kong”) [“Hong Kong is not the Falklands”] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 5 We Major Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lawson, Heseltine, Luce, Armstrong, Acland, Cradock, Donald, Parsons) [negotiations with China] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 5 We Major Hong Kong: FCO briefing to No.10 (“Hong Kong: call by Governor and Unofficial Members of the Executive Council, 7 October 1983”) [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 5 We Major Hong Kong: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Hong Kong”) [setting up of sub-committee to supervise negotiations with the Chinese] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 6 Th Major Hong Kong: UKHC Canberra telegram to FCO (“Secretary of State’s meeting with the Australian Foreign Minister: Hong Kong”) [UK/China talks] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 6 Th Major Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“People’s Daily Commentator on Mr Luce’s remarks”) [UK/China talks] [declassified 2013]