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23 FEB 1979
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 180 OF 21 FEBRUARY
HOUSE OF LORDS PQ: BOAT PEOPLE
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1. LORD BROCKWAY HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING UNSTARRED QUESTION FOR ANSWER IN THE HOUSE OR LORDS ON 7 MARCH:
**TO ASK HMG WHETHER THEY WILL ENQUIRE INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH 76 PERSONS TRAVELLING IN COACHES TO PRESENT A PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR WERE ARRESTED IN HONG KONG ON 7 JANUARY 1979, AND INTO THE CONDITIONS OF THE BOATMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO FOR SEVEN YEARS HAVE BEEN DENIED HOUSES AT YAU MA TEI.
2. AS YOU MAY KNOW, AN UNSTARRED QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS LEADS TO A SHORT DEBATE. THE MINISTER'S ANSWER TAKES THE FORM OF A 10-MIN~ UTE WINDING-UP SPEECH, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE MATERIAL FOR THIS, AND FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES, BY 1 MARCH. WE SHALL DRAW ON THE EXTENSIVE INFORMATION YOU HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED. GRATEFUL TO KNOW BY 28O9OOZ WHETHER THERE IS ANY FURTHER INFORMATION YOU WISH US TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
3. PLEASE ALSO KEEP US INFORMED OF ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT MIGHT BE RELEVANT UP TO THE TIME OF THE DEBATE ON 7 MARCH.
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