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4.
FUTURE OF HMG's COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG:
As my hon Friend the Under Secretary
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
said on 6 November we have no intention
of abandoning Hong Kong.
[Hansard Vol 880 Col 142-143].
5.
THE END OF THE LEASE:
The new territories lease does not
1997 expire until 1997. It is not possible
to predict what the circumstances
will be so far in the future.
6.
RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT:
7.
ELECTIONS TO THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:
8.
CHINESE REPRESENTATION:
9.
REINFORCEMENT POST DEFENCE REVIEW:
That is a matter for my rt hon Friend
the Foreign and Commonwealth
Secretary.
At is
is not
practice
ů
Comment
We shall still be able to reinforce
contingency Wars.
the garrison should the need arise.
10. WHY MAINTAIN TROOPS IN
SOME DEPENDENCIES BUT NOT OTHERS:
We only station forces in our
remaining dependencies when this is
considered necessary to support our
commitments.
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