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Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Hong Kong: Future Position of the Governor") [MT agrees to retention of a British Governor until 1997, on condition that the retention is optional] [released Dec 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1796 f78
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 7pp
Themes: Executive, Executive (appointments), Civil liberties, Elections & electoral system, British policy towards Hong Kong, Foreign policy (Asia)