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1983 Nov 1 - 1983 Dec 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1059
Hong Kong (Future of Hong Kong) (Part 10)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 412
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83 Dec 8 Thu Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: 7th Round: Second Day, Comment”) [“The good atmosphere which was established yesterday was maintained today”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 9 Fri Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Seventh Round of Talks”) [“Defence of Hong Kong SAR will be the responsiblity of the central government”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 9 Fri Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Seventh Round of Talks”) [defence forces] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 9 Fri Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [“an unusual opportunity to put our views directly to the people in decision-making positions”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 9 Fri Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [MT comment: “The most difficult point is that of acceptability of any solution to the people of Hong Kong”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 9 Fri Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [“considering the possibility of withdrawing British troops from Hong Kong well before 1997”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 9 Fri Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: The Way Ahead”) [“we can reasonably expect to have fairly detailed discussion over the whole area of the Chinese plan”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 12 Mon Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Leaders”) [“the sooner we can prevent the idea of a PLA presence in Hong Kong taking root the better”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 16 Fri Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Lunch with Yao Guang”) [“We needed to speed up our discussions on arrangements after 1997”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 20 Tue Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Dinner with Ji Pengfei: Chinese Garrison”) [“it would be impossible to send troops without publicity”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 20 Tue Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Constitutional and Governmental Development”) [new Territories Council] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 20 Tue Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Dinner with Ji Pengfei”) [Ji: “the first government of the SAR might be produced by consultation rather than election”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 20 Tue Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Meeting with Ji Pengfei”) [“On detail, there were some signs of a disposition to compromise”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 21 Wed Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Call on Zhao Ziyang”) [“the Chinese side were willing to discuss anything with us so long as their basic principles were not infringed”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 21 Wed Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Meeting with Zhao Ziyang”) [“it would now be possible and necessar to expedite the pace of discussions so as to lead to agreement at an early date”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 21 Wed Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Meeting with Zhao Ziyang”) [“Zhao said that one aspect of China’s sovereignty over Hong Kong would be China’s right to station troops there”] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 9 Wed Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Ambassador’s meeting with Yao Guang”) [“I do not think we should let the Chinese rush us into further concessions”] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 11 Fri Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Hong Kong: Development of the Governmental Structure”) [“there are growing signs of public interest in greater participation in the running of Hong Kong”] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 25 Fri Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong”) [SY Chung: “we have reached a cross-roads in the talks”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 6 Tue Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Confidence”) [“a growing feeling that as the Chinese appear to be dictating the terms, the talks are irrelevant”] [declassified 2013]