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Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Hong Kong: Constitutional Development: Future Position of the Governor") [MT not persuaded by the case presented for considering the future position; inclined to await the eventual need to nominate successor to Youde] [released Dec 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1796 f88
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 5pp
Themes: Executive (appointments), Elections & electoral system, British policy towards Hong Kong, Foreign policy (Asia)