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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 7 Wed Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: 7th Round, First Day: Comment”) [“perhaps the most positive session so far”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 7 Wed Hong Kong: Ricketts minute to Coles (“Hong Kong: Briefing the Opposition”) [“Parliamentary interest generally has increased considerably in recent months”] [declassified 2013]
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 (“MIPT: 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: 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 10 Sat Hong Kong: Cockfield letter to MT (“China- Hong Kong”) [visit to China] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 10 Sat Hong Kong: Goodall minute to MT (“Future of Hong Kong”) [seventh round of talks] [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 12 Mon Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong”) [“concern about where the present course of action is leading”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 12 Mon Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Hong Kong Calls”) [“There was no request from the Chinese side for explicit affirmation of the premise that sovereignty and the right of administration over Hong Kong would pass to China in 1997”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 12 Mon Hong Kong: Ricketts letter to Coles (“Hong Kong”) [Lee Kwan Yew’s view “that any approach to the Chinese requires a mixture of firmness and realism”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 12 Mon Hong Kong: Cradock despatch (“The Hong Kong negotiations”) [“For the Chinese the political objective of resuming sovereignty including the right of administration has been paramount”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 13 Tue Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Peking TelNo 1325 Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Leaders”) [“more should be made of the need to maintain domestic and international confidence if stability and prosperity are to be preserved”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 13 Tue Hong Kong: Ricketts minute to Coles (“Future of Hong Kong: Sir P Cradock’s Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [comments and instructions on line to take] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 14 Wed Hong Kong: FCO telegram to UKE Beijing (“Future of Hong Kong Calls on Leaders”) [“Note with pleasure the progress made in the latest phase of negotiations”] [declassified 2013]