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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO 7 OF 3 JANUARY 1975.
PQ ON HONG KONG
1. MR DAN JONES (BURNLEY, LABOUR) HAS TABLED A PQ FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON 13 JANUARY, TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE WHAT REQUESTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE THEIR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FOR DEFENCE PURPOSES IN THE COLONY, AND
TO AGREE UPON A DEFENCE FORMULA THAT WOULD REDUCE DEFENCE PERSONNEL,
2. MOD PROPOSED TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:-
QUOTE I CANNOT GIVE DETAILS OF OUR PROPOSALS AT THIS STAGE, BUT DISCUSSIONS WITH THOSE CONCERNED IN HONG KONG ARE PROCEEDING.
UN QUOTE.
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