TNAG-0434-FCO40-499-UK-interest-in-labour-and-social-affairs-of-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 94

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 936 OF 39 OCTOBER 1974

INFO ROUTINE PEKING.

COMMONS DEBATE ON QUEEN'S SPEECH

KONG

1. JAMES SILLARS MP REFERRED TO HONG KONG IN HIS SPEECH YESTERDAY (TEXT. BY BAG).

2. MAIN POINTS, LARGELY BASED ON A CASE TO ANSWER'', WERE LACK OF POLITICAL PROGRESS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICES, AND THE NEED FOR SERIOUS THOUGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE INEVITABLE" CHANGES IN 1997. THERE HAS SO FAR BEEN NO DISCERNIBLE REACTION.

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