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Mr. Stewart: Woll, you must remember, one of the jobs of my
Dopartmant is to keep itself informed of tho wishes and intorests of all
our dependent territorios, Hong Kong not the least.
Mr. Joseph Ma (U.P.I.):
to learn of Hong Kong's hopos.
horof
Farlior, you mentioned that you came horo
What hopos of Hong Kong did you leam whilo
Mr. Stewart: I learned something about the progress you aro making
in social problems, the hopes you have of improving methods of transport, and
of the growth of your cconomy.
Mr. Ma: What about constitutionally?
Mr. Stomart:
That is surely a very different question. I wouldn't
want to comment hore about constitutional changes inside the Colony.
Mr. Rajagopal:
It has born recently said by Mr. Abba Fban of
Israel that this is an aroa of disengagement by the supor powers,the big
powers. I should imagino this would largely apply to a rogion like Indo-China
whore the big powers have been involved often. I have boon proved wrong.
Would you indicato tho possibility of tho Soviet Union and Britain really
coming out with an attractivo initiative which would also bo agrood upon by
tho parties concerned in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos and
restore at least a fragilo poaco like in 19547
Mr. Stewart: I wouldn't rule this out, and by themselves, I soo vory
groat difficultios in the way. Wo have, for example, on many occasions during
tho Viotnam war -- we had asked the Soviet Government if they would join with us
in reconvening the Genova conforenco unfortunately, without success. I
don't lose hope over this. It does soon extremely difficult.
Wo've had a visit by lr. Heath who said the Conservative
to set up a special commission to look into the problems
Mr. Tilley:
Tarty
of Hong Kong
..... It sooms the Conservativo Party has placed far more importanco
on Hong Kong than tho Labour Party.
/Mr. Stewart.
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