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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 84 OF 6 FEB
INFO PEKING.
FROM HKLOD
PQ: HMG'S POLICY ON HONG KONG
1. MR JOHN WATKINSON (LABOUR
FOLLOWING ORAL QUESTION:-
GLOUCESTERSHIRE) HAS PUT DOWN THE
''TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF HMG INTENDS TO REVIEW ITS POLICY
TOWARDS HONG KONG."
2. WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLY:
P
''HMG'S POLICY IS TO ADMINISTER HONG KONG IN THE INTERESTS OF THOSE
WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE THERE. THE WAY IN WHICH THIS POLICY CAN BEST
BE IMPLEMENTED IS NATURALLY KEPT UNDER REVIEW. I WILL HAVE A FIRST
HAND OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE SITUATION WHEN I VISIT HONG KONG
IN EARLY MAY.''
3. FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES WE INTEND TO USE TEXTS PREPARED FOR THE PQ
(NOT, IN FACT, PEACHED) TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON 5 FEBRUARY (MY TELEGRAMS 60-53, YOUR TELEGRAM NO 88 AND PEKING TELEGRAMS HOS 55 AND 56 REFER). WE MAY ALSO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTARIES DEALING WITH SOME
OF THE POINTS RAISED IN MR HOOLEY'S QUESTIONS (MY TELEGRAM NO 81 NOT REPEATED TO PEKING)
4. MR WATKINSON'S QUESTION IS THE FIRST FOR ANSWER ON 18 FEBRUARY,
WHEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS TOP FOR QUESTIONS. WE HAVE TO SUBMIT
DRAFT REPLY BY 11 FEBRUARY AND SHOULD BE RATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS BY
1009007.
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