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TRANSCRIPT C: SELECT COMMITTER ON HONG KONG
12 JUNB 1989
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MR. TEMPLE-MORRIS:
Yes, indeed!
Coming now, as it were,
beneath the 3.25 million or
beneath the one million-odd that actually have British
passports, as I understand it, towards categories and
following the so far public announcement of the British
Government which indicates that there is a pretty rapid
review going on and that there is some action
contemplated,
I will come to the specifics in a moment, but in
Hong Kong terms I should preface it by Just asking you
this: in Hong Kong terms, how important is it that we DOW
do something and how much more important is it now rather
than, say, two months ago?
SIR DAVID VILSON;
In my judgement, it is very important to do
something now.
It was highly desirable when I last appeared before
the Committee; it is now,
highly desirable
I think, much more than just
it is very important.