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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 63 OF 27/1/75.
FROM HK IOD: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
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1. LORD BROCKWAY HAS PUT DOWN A QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON 4 FEBRUARY, TO ASK HMG WHAT WERE THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED REGARDING REFORMS IN HONG KONG AS A RESULT OF THE VISIT
OF LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS. WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND THE ANSWER:
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DURING MY VISIT I WAS ABLE TO SEE AT FIRST HAND THE PROGRESS
THAT IS BEING MADE IN REFORMING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
OF HONG KONG. I AM IMPRESSED BY THE ENERGY WITH WHICH THE GOVERNOR AND HIS ADVISERS ARE TACKLING THE VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEMS THAT
FACE THEM.
UNQUOTE.
2. DRAFT ANSWERS TO SUPPLEMENTARIES ON CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES WILL BE BASED ON OUR TELNO 42. DRAFTS ON OTHER SUPPLEMENTARIES WILL BE.
ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
(A) ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS IN HONG KONG ?
OF COURSE NOBODY IS SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS, LEAST OF ALL THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT . MUCH HAS BEEN DONE, BUT VERY MUCH REMAINS. THE POINT IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT ARE TACKLING THESE PROBLEMS
ENERGETICALLY AND WITH INCREASING SUCCESS.
(B) THE END OF THE LEASE.
THE NEW TERRITORIES LEASE DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL 1997. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL TE SO FAR IN
THE FUTURE.
(C) CHINESE REPRESENTATION.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE ABOUT THEIR PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICIAL CHINESE REPRESEN- TATIVE IN HONG KONG, VIF PRESSED) THE CHINESE HAVE BEEN GIVEN NO ENCOURAGEMENT TO PURSUE THEIR PROPOSAL. WE DO NOT INTEND TO RAISE
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