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House of Lords
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
For ORAL ANSWER on Thursday 19 July 1984.
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The Baroness Phillips - To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are satisfied that there are sufficient safeguards for the people of Hong Kong after 1997, in view of the reception given to the visiting delegation by the government of China.
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Three Unofficial members of the Hong Kong Executive and Legislative Councils,
Sir S Y Chung, Miss Lydia Dunn and
Mr Q W Lee visited Peking from 21 to 25 June
at the invitation of the Hong Kong branch of the New China News Agency. The purpose of
their visit was to reflect their understanding of the views and anxieties of the people of
Hong Kong about the future of the territory.
The Governor of Hong Kong described their visit
as a useful one.
HMG
HMG are at present examining with the Chinese Government how it might be possible to arrive
at arrangements which would secure for Hong Kong
after 1997 a high degree of autonomy under
Chinese sovereignty and would maintain stability
and prosperity and the present way of life.
are seeking a binding international agreement in
which these arrangements would be formally
recorded. While no cast-iron guarantee about the future can be given, such an agreement would create a powerful obligation binding the two
Governments involved.