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The attached PQ by Mr James Sillars is for oral answer on 25 January. A draft reply is attached. It should reach the Parliamentary Office by noon on Monday 18 January.

2.

I understand that it is quite common for Members of Parliament to make use of this form of question in order to give them as wide a range as possible in asking supplementaries. We have no information as to Mr Sillars' particular interests and the attached notes therefore cover a fairly wide range of subjects. It is possible that some Members may take the opportunity to ask questions based on the debate in the House of Lords on 12 January.

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E O Laird

Hong Kong Department

13 January 1971

It is difficult

to produce crisp supplementaries

in these circumstances

nces,

but if M. Royle is

answering he will

he

well versed in the subjects,

1.

The debate in the Lorie on 12 January will

encourage

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hoot APQs do not douk..

Kim Wilforw

As regards the question itself;

(i)

The Secretary of State very soon after the change of Government included in his first letter to the Governor the following phrase

"I wish I could come and see you but that

is not possible just now".

/(ii)

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