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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 1271 OF 21 DECEMBER.
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FOR STEWART FROM GOVERNOR,
I AM DUE TO GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER. THIS WAS ARRANGED SOME TIME AGO TO ENABLE ME TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS ARISING FROM MY LEGCO SPEECH. HOWEVER DURING MY ABSENCE THERE HAS BEEN A CURIOUSLY STRONG UPSURGE OF SUSPICION THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS NOW ACTING UNDER STRONG PRESSURE FROM THE U.K. THIS IS RELATED IN PARTICULAR TO LABOUR LEGISLATION AND THE RESOLUTIONS AT THE LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE, AND THE CRITICAL EARLY DAY MOTION.
2. TO ENABLE ME TO PUT THE LATTER INTO PERSPECTIVE, PLEASE TELEGRAPH BY CLOSE OF PLAY ON WEDNESDAY 23RD:
(A)
HOW MANY RESOLUTIONS ON ANY TOPIC WERE CARRIED IN LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE?
(B) HOW MANY EARLY DAY MOTIONS ON ANY TOPIC HAD BEEN TABLED
DURING LAST YEAR?
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