CONFIDENTIAL
DESK BY 2503OOZ
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 25020OZ FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE (FOR PS/MR LUCE)
TELEGRAM NUMBER 4 OF 25 FEBRUARY 1984
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU:
BEGINS
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 240845Z FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER
23°
OF 24 FEBRUARY 1984
(14)
TOP COPY
MKK040/31
MYTEL: 422. FUTURE OF HONG KONG: EARLY DAY MOTIONIN
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE LONDON OFFICE THAT MICHAEL BROWN MP AND 27 MPS DESCRIBED AS RIGHT WING TORIES HAVE PUT DOWN THE
FOLLOWING EARLY DAY MOTION:
QUOTE THIS HOUSE WILL NOT ENDORSE ANY PROPOSALS MADE BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE FUTURE STATUS OF HONG KONG UNLESS ADEQUATE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ASCERTAIN THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON THE ACCEPTABILITY OF SUCH PROPOSALS. UNQUOTE
Reply.
2. UMELCO WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMULATING THEIR OWN MOTION FOR THE DEBATE ON 14 MARCH WHEN THEY HEARD OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. COULD YOU PLEASE INDICATE WHAT, IF ANY, ARE THE CHANCES OF THIS MOTION BEING DEBATED. COULD YOU ALSO GIVE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY SUPPORT IT WILL GET ON THE ORDER PAPER AND OF ANY FURTHER POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS IN RESPECT OF IT.
3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION BY 250900 HONG KONG TIME IN CASE IT IS RAISED IN EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.
ENDS YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
INTR-ALTEND
O/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD (MR. FLOWER)
́RES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/ME LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
MR DONALD
KR WRIGHT
STR C TICKELL
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MR ROBERTS NEWS D
HR BURROWS
LEGAL ADVS
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MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM K195
BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET