W(B)L 51-7433
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
-
Registry HWB.
No.
ны в.ф
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Seeret:
Secret.
Confidential. Restricted.~ Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
DRAFT
To:-
Type 1+
From
၁၆
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Draft Supplementary Notes for the Minister of State for his Address to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on Thursday, 29 March, 1968, on the Subject of "World Security Problems".
Clapped work
China/Hong Kong
Q. What will happen to Hong Kong when the lease of the
New territories expires in 1997?
A.
ٹھی
It is quite impossible to envisage what situation
will obtain in thirty years' time and it would be
a rash man who would attempt to do so. Meanwhile,
H.M.G. have every intention of maintaining their
position and authority in the Colony, and will
continue to give the Hong Kong Government all
possible support for any measures that they may
consider necessary to achieve that object.
What would happen if China were to launch a
military attack on Hong Kong?
A. That is a hypothetical question to which there is
no point in replying at this stage.
Cevidence so
for to suggest
In fact,
there is no reason to suppose that China has or
will have any intention of launching such an attack.
It is the desire of the Hong Kong Government and of
Her Majesty's Government to live on friendly terms
with China and we shall continue to work to that
end.
то
27.3,48.
Q.
Are the Hong Kong Government taking any measures to
give the ordinary people of the Colony more
opportunity of participating in the conduct of the
affairs of the Colony?
/A.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.