VH/R
GPS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 240845Z FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 513 OF 24 FEBRUARY 1984
MYTEL: 422. FUTURE OF HONG KONG: EARLY DAY MOTION
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NK K040131
RECEIVED IN : «OiSTAY
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
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.
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YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG LIMITED
FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
PES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/M LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
́SIR W HARDING.
MR DONALD
AR FRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
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
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