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Mr Wilford

Parliamentary Unit

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY MR PETER BLAKER

1. Before the Parliamentary Recess, Mr Peter Blaker

tabled a Question for Oral Reply on 23 October "To ask

the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth

Affairs if he will make a statement about his recent

official visit to Hong Kong."

2. Despite the announcement on 2 October that the

Secretary of State's visit to Hong Kong would now take

place on 2/3 November, Mr Blaker did not withdraw his

Question. It remains down for Oral Answer and I under-

stand that Mr Royle will reply. The Governor has been

informed accordingly (FCO Tel No 899 attached).

3. I attach a draft reply, on lines suggested by the

Parliamentary Unit, together with Notes for Supplementaries

and Background Notes. The Parliamentary Unit have asked

to receive these by close of play tomorrow, Thursday.

18 October 1972

cc: Mr Logan

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