Extract from Hansard.
(House of Commons)
8th November, 1944.
BRITISH EMPIRE (HONG KONG)
185
MR.ASTOR asked the Prime Minister whether Hong Kong or any other part of the Empire is excluded from his declaration that it is not proposed to liquidate the British Empire.
THE DEPUTY PRÍME MINISTER (MR.ATLEE): No part of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations is excluded from the scope of the declaration referred to.
M.ASTOK: While expressing great pleasure that this declaration has come from the Leader of the Labour Party, may I ask him whether all encouragement will now be given to British firms to prepare plans for re-eutablishing themselves in Hong Kong, and getting on with British export trade in that eret?
MR. ATLEE: That is obviously so.
MK. SHINWELL: Does my right Hon. Friend appreciate that Members of th Labour Party are as keen to advance the well-being of the British Empire as are Members of the Tory Party?
MR. SORENSEN:
No comments yet.
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