HKD
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3 December 1993
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06 DEC 1993
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TROUX
Dear Pavoy
letté
ISTRY
CISTRY on Taken
012/5.
7212
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office
London SW1A 2AH
From The Secretary of State
Thank you for your letter of 30 November about the
question of a debate on Hong Kong before Christmas.
I
Since you wrote, you will have heard that the Governor
has announced to LegCo that he will be bringing forward
draft legislation on the more urgent electoral issues
before Christmas. I enclose a copy of his statement.
know that there will be considerable interest in the House
in these developments. I am therefore planning to offer an
oral statement at the earliest opportunity, which is on
Monday 6 December.
DOUGLAS HURD
Дуи
The Rt Hon Paddy Ashdown MP