DD 160100Z HONG KONG
GRS 287
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DESKBY 160100Z
FM FCO 131700Z APR 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
RESTRICTED
HKK 0271
RECEIVED IN REMISTRY
16 APR 1934
DESK DI PICER
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 691 OF 13 APRIL
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REGISTRY Action Taken
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AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WRITTEN PQS
1.
MR ROBERT PARRY MP HAS PUT DOWN THE TWO FOLLOWING PQS FOR
WRITTEN ANSWER ON 25 APRIL:
A. BEGINS: TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND
COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON HIS RECENT
VISIT TO HONG KONG. ENDS
B. BEGINS: TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND
COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS IF HE LL MAKE A STATEMENT ON HIS RECENT
VISIT TO CHINA. ENDS
2. WE PROPOSE, SUBJECT TO YOUR COMMENTS, THE FOLLOWING REPLIES:
A. BEGINS: MY RIGHT HONOURABLE AND LEARNED FRIEND, THE
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAD
USEFUL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR THE SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. HE ALSO MET WITH
A WIDE-CROSS SECTION OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, ELECTED AND
APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARDS AND
LOCAL BUSINESSMEN. DURING HIS PRESS CONFERENCE ON 20 APRIL,
MY RIGHT HONOURABLE AND LEARNED FRIEND MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT
OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CHINESE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. COPIES OF THIS STATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
LIBRARY. ENDS
B BEGINS: MY RIGHT HONOURABLE AND LEARNED FRIEND THE SECRETARY
OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAD DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND OTHER CHINESE LEADERS ON ALL
ASPECTS OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE, AS WELL AS ON OTHER BILATERAL AND
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES. OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS MY RIGHT HONOURABLE
AND LEARNED FRIEND ALSO SIGNED A CONSULAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN
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