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FOLLOWING FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD
343)YOUR TELNO 2581: EMILY LAU
1.
THE EVIDENCE OF THE TRANSCRIPT IN TUR SEEMS QUITE
CONCLUSIVE. WHEN THE MATTER IS RAISED WITH MS LAU, WE SHOULD BE
GRATEFUL IF THE FOLLOWING POINTS COULD BE MADE ON OUR BEHALF:
(A)
(B)
WE WERE VERY SURPRISED TO LEARN OF REMARKS MADE BY MS LAU
IN A RADIO DISCUSSION PROGRAMME ON 2 AUGUST. WE HAVE
STUDIED THE TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT SHE SAID.
WHAT MS LAU SAID ABOUT INFORMATION GAINED IN THE FOREIGN
OFFICE WAS A SERIOUS DISTORTION OF WHAT HAD BEEN SAID TO
HER.
WE ASSUME SHE WAS REFERRING TO AN EXCHANGE WITH MR
RENTON. OUR RECOLLECTION IS THAT MS LAU HAD HERSELF
RAISED WITH MR RENTON THE QUESTION OF EXCO'S ATTITUDE TO
THE THREE DEMANDS MADE BY LEGCO. SHE HAD INTRODUCED THE
SUBJECT BY ASSERTING THAT IT HAD BEEN QUITE WRONG OF EXCO
TO ADVISE HMG THAT MEETING ANY TWO OF THE THREE DEMANDS
WOULD BE ENOUGH. MR RENTON HAD CATEGORICALLY DENIED
THIS. HE HAD SAID THAT HE HIMSELF, AND SOME OTHER MPS,
HAD CONCLUDED THAT PARLIAMENT WAS UNLIKELY TO ACCEDE TO
ALL THREE REQUESTS. ONE OR TWO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF
EXCO MIGHT HAVE SHARED THAT VIEW (IE THAT PARLIAMENT
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