Geoffrey Howe27 May 1985
Serves as Foreign Secretary when Parliament completes ratification of the Sino-British Joint Declaration governing Hong Kong's 1997 transfer.
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Serves as Foreign Secretary when Parliament completes ratification of the Sino-British Joint Declaration governing Hong Kong's 1997 transfer.
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