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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 1014 OF 21 DECEMBER 1976.
YOUR TELNO 1271..
FOR GOVERNOR FROM MILTON (IN STEWART'S ABSENCE)
PRESS CONFERENCE.
1.. WITH REGARD TO (A) IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 2, THERE WERE 435 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS BFORE THE LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE IN LATE SEPTEMBER.
MOST WERE ADOPTED BUT SINCE THE CONFERENCE'S FINAL REPORT IS NOT
YET AVAILABLE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAY PRECISELY HOW MANY WITHOUT
UNDERTAKING A DETAILED SEARCH, WHICH YOUR DEADLINE WOULD NOT ALLOW, THE TWO-PARAGRAPH STATEMENT (NOT RESOLUTION) ON HONG KONG FORMED
PART OF A 147 PAGE DOCUMENT ON QUOTE LABOUR'S PROGRAMME 1976
UNQUOTE APPROVED AS A WHOLE BY THE CONFERENCE. THERE WAS NO SEPARATE
DEBATE OR VOTE ON THE STATEMENT ON HONG KONG (MY LETTER OF 6 OCTOBER REFERS).
2. WITH REGARD TO (B) 701 EARLY DAY MOTIONS WERE TABLED DURING THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT (OCTOBER 1975 NOVEMBER 1976).
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ANY WERE DEBATED.
3. YOU WILL KNOW FROM OUR TELNO 1007 THAT THERE ARE NOW TWO
EARLY DAY MOTIONS ON HONG KONG: ONE CRITICAL AND ONE
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COMPLIMENTARY.
CROSLAND
FILES HKD (3)
PARLY UNIT MK CURTAZZI MR MALE
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MR KIDD HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
MR LIPSEY
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