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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
for WRITTEN answer on.....20... November 1978
HK rGD.
The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Unit through your Under-Secretary by
NOON ON FRIDAY.
17 NOVEMBER 1978.
Robert Parry (Liverpool, Scotland Exchange): o ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonw.alth Affairs,
what representations he has received from elected members of the Hong Kong Urban Council, concerning a phasing-out of ap ointed members expansion of the franchise and expan- sion of urban council jurisdiction; what reply he has sent; and if he will make a statement.
Ma Evan Luand
Three elected members of the Hong Kong Urban Council put forward
hon
these proposals in a letter to my Right Honourable and Noble
Friend Lord Goronwy-Roberts] of 24 June. In reply, they were
told that we would naturally like to see appropriate moves at
the right time towards a more representative system of
government in Hong Kong but that patience and caution are
necessary when considering changes which could affect the
stability and prosperity of the territory. The Councillors
have recently renewed their proposals.
shortly.
A reply will be sent
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