GR 60
PRIORITY
EN CLAIR
FM FCO 302000Z OCT
UNCLASSIFIED
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 936 OF 39 OCTOBER 1974
INFO ROUTINE PEKING.
COMMONS DEBATE ON QUEEN'S SPEECH
KONG
1. JAMES SILLARS MP REFERRED TO HONG KONG IN HIS SPEECH YESTERDAY (TEXT. BY BAG).
2. MAIN POINTS, LARGELY BASED ON A CASE TO ANSWER'', WERE LACK OF POLITICAL PROGRESS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICES, AND THE NEED FOR SERIOUS THOUGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE INEVITABLE" CHANGES IN 1997. THERE HAS SO FAR BEEN NO DISCERNIBLE REACTION.
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GIPD
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RES DEPT
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