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DATE TABLED:
24/03/93
WHITE O.P. DATE
14/04/93
(~77)
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR ORAL ANSWER
HKD
HEAD OF
Please submit:
a draft answer, supplementary notes and background to Parliamentary Relations Unit before
FOR ORALA:
L ANSWER ON
NOON
30/03/93
14/04/93
QUESTION
SERIAL NO:
2277
MR ANTHONY COOMBS [WYRE FOREST] [C] To ask the Secretary of State:
QUESTION NO:
11
if he will make a statement on the Governor of Hong Kong's constitutional proposals for the Colony.
TO PS/
(Minister)
FOR ANSWER BY
ANSWER
(Minister)
for approval by
NOON
PQs
Reply
We support the Governor's proposals for broadening democracy in Hong Kong. We have long wanted to hold discussions with the Chinese Government on these proposals with the aim of achieving a smooth transition in 1997. We and the Chinese Government announced on 13 April that talks on these issues will start in Peking on 22 April.
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Private Secretary
PS/
(Minister)
Parliamentary Clerk
pqcoombs 13.4
Authorised
Frickell
(Head of Dept)