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DATE: 21 November
1984
Cradockle. M
Sir P Cr
Private Secretary
cc: PS/Lady Young
PS/Mr Luce
PS/Mr Renton
PS/PUS
Dr Wilson
Mr Houston
FED
Parliamentary Unit
HONG KONG: SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH WHIPS
1. The Secretary of State may find it useful to have a checklist
of points to raise with the Whips at his meeting at 0900 on
Friday 23 November.
A (a) Length of Debate: I note from the Private Secretary's
minute of 20 November that this is already being discussed between Whips. Where do we stand? The
Department has no strong views on this: it would seem best to do whatever will most satisfy MPs. But I
expect that a two-day debate would be well received in
Hong Kong.
(b)
Motion: The Secretary of State will wish to raise the
form of the motion: he was inclined to go for one in the following terms:
"That this House, having considered the views of the people of Hong Kong as set out in the reports laid before it,
approves Her Majesty's Government's
intention to sign the agreement on the future of Hong Kong negotiated with the Chinese government".
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