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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PQ BY ROBERT PARRY
25 JUL 1986
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1. MR PARRY HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PQ FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON
25 JULY:
TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ANY RECENT OBJECTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG AT OFFICIAL MEETINGS
AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT.
2. WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING REPLY:
THE CONTENTS OF OUR OFFICIAL EXCHANGES WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. AS I TOLD THE HONOURABLE MEMBER IN MY REPLY TO HIS QUESTION ON 10 FEBRUARY, THERE WILL BE A REVIEW OF THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG IN 1987. DECISIONS ON ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS MUST AWAIT THE
OUTCOME OF THAT REVIEW'.
3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY2309002.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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