OCMIAN 1768
CONFIDENTIAL
DD 23010UZ HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
221700Z APR
GRS 390
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
31768
мин заб
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 5 APR 1986
TO DESKBY 230100Z HONG KONG
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
TELNO 726
OF 22170OZ APRIL 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM,
(551)-(55)
HKD
OUR TELECON AND YOUR TELNOS 186-1190: NATIONALITY ORDER IN
COUNCIL: PARLIAMENTARY ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
WRITTEN PQS ARE DEEMED TO BE ANSWERED AT 3.30 PM. YOU
MAY THEREFORE RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE QUESTION AND ANSWER THROUGH
GIS AT 2230 HONG KONG TIME TOMORROW. WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
PROPOSE TO BRIEF UMELCO AT A MEETING CONVENED FOR 2130 HONG KONG
TIME, FROM WHICH MEMBERS WILL NOT BE RELEASED BEFORE 2230.
LEGCO STATEMENT (YOUR TELNO 1187)
2.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR DRAFT OF A STATEMENT TO
BE MADE IN LEGCO ON 30 APRIL.
TEXT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT (YOUR TELNO 1188)
3.
ON BALANCE WE ARE NOT/NOT INCLINED TO MAKE ANY
ADJUSTMENTS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE POINTS IN TUR. ALTHOUGH, AS
YOU POINT OUT, THE UMELCO LETTER DID NOT REFER TO 'AFTER 1 JULY
1997 THE REQUEST CONVEYED IN THE LETTER IS CLEARLY IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE MEASURES HMG PROPOSE TO TAKE TO PREVENT
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