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A E Donald Esq
Political Adviser
Hong Kong.
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22 July 1CA
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PARLIAMENTARY VISIT TO THE SERVICES IN HONG KONG
1. You will know that the Ministry of Defence is to sponsor usual annual visit to the Forces in Hong Kong by six MP's and I am sure you will also know the names, but for convenience 1 them now: -
Labour
Mr Thomas Cox, MP
Mr Raymond Carter, MP Mr James Sillars, MP
Conservative
Mr Dudley Smith, MP
Rear Admiral M Ở Morgan Giles,
DSO OBE GM MP
Mr Richard Luce, MP
Peer
Lord Milner of Leeds
Wandsworth Tooting
(Leader of the Group/ Northfield
South Ayrshire
Warwick and Leamington
Winchester Shoreham
The visit is to take place from 11-16 September.
2. As he may have already told you direct, Teddy Kidd was in attend the Briefing Meeting on 4 July, after we had pressed t of Defence to include him. I also took part.
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3. I outlined the historical and constitutional position of " and said a word about relations with China. I then went on that there were certain delicate areas in the relationship betis Hong Kong and Britain. Since the visitors were going in a d context, I spoke in particular about the defence contribution the recently agreed increase), in the context of the current " review. I also mentioned other sensitive matters, includin, particular the death penalty and the Generalised System of Fr Teddy Kidd also spoke, and amongst other things underlined so points I had made. The MP's, however, appeared to be rather pond, and there were few questions.
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