TNAG-0580-FCO40-713-UK-policy-on-status-of-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 95

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• RELATIONS IN HONG KONG WILL BE COMPLETE SEMI COLON WHICH BODIES AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SUBMIT EVIDENCE TO THEM SEMI COLON AND IF THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN FULL. UNQUOTE

(10) QUOTE ON HOW MANY OCCASIONS SINCE 1972 A STATEMENT WAS MADE BY THE UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTATIVE CONCERNING HONG KONG IN THE UNITED, NATIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES SEMI COLON WHAT WAS THE SUBSTANCE OF ANY SUCH STATEMENT SEMI COLON WHETHER ANY VOTE WAS TAKEN IN THAT PERIOD ON THE QUESTION OF REMOVING HONG KONG FROM THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SEMI COLON AND HOW, THE UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTATIVE VOTED THERE ON. UNQUOTE 2. WE ARE IN A POSITION TO ANSWER NOS. 2 AND 10 AND, IN PART, NO, GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION/ADVICE ON WHICH TO BASE REPLIES TO THE REMAINING QUESTIONS AND, IN THE CASE OF NO. 9, TO KNOW WHETHER ANY BODIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SUBMIT EVIDENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE TURNER STUDY.

3. PEKING ONLY:

YOU MAY WISH TO COMMENT ON THE LINE TO BE TAKEN IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 1, 2 AND 10.

4. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY BY 11120OZ.

CROSLAND

2

RFILES

HKD (3)

FED

GGD

UND

BOLA

OPA

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

MR MALE

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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