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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 30104OZ AUG 83
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1274 OF 30 AUGUST
INFO HIMMEDIATE PEKING.
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PRESS QUESTIONS ON THE FUTURE.
1. THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST HAVE FILED THE FOLLOWING
QUESTION WITH THE SECRETARIAT PRESS OFFICE.
1/8
T HAS BEEN STATED THAT ANY AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE
OF HONG KONG MUST BE ACCEPTABLE TO CHINA, THE BR-KTHISH PARLIAMENT
AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. SINCE ANY AGREEMENT REACHED WILL
HAVE TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE BRITISH PARLAMENT, WILL HT ALSO HAVE TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHICH HAS SIMILAR
FUNCTIONS AS PARLAMENT AND IS HONG KONG'S LAW MAKHING BODY?''
2. HT HIS PERHAPS SURPRISING THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD BEFORE NOW A DIRECT QUESTION ON HOW ACCEPTABILITY TO THE PEOPLE
OF HONG KONG IS TO BE DETERMINED. PROVIDED YOU AND PEKING
SEE NO OBJECT:ION, WE PROPOSE TO ANSWER AS FOLLOWS:
T T IS TOO EARLY TO SAY HOW THE ACCEPTABILITY TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG OF AN AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE
MIGHT BE DETERMINED.''
3. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY DESK BY 3104OOZ
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG
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MR DONALD MR. WRIG=M
SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
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