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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
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TEXT OF QUESTION:-
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22/2/88
NOON
MR RICHARD ALEXANDER (NEWARK) To ask the Secretary of State, what reps he has received from the people of Hong Kong on the proposed time table for direct elections.
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ANSWER
On 10 February the Hong Kong Government published their White Paper announcing the decision to introduce 10 directly elected seats into the Legislative Council in
1991. I have since received no representations from the people of Hong Kong concerning this timetable.
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