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Mr Murray

Parliamentary Unit

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HONG KONG: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION. 1978/79 BUDGET

1. I submit a draft answer and a background note to the Oral Question tabled by Sir Anthony Royls (Conservative, Richmond-upon- Thames) for answer on 14 March.

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Parliamentary Unit have informed us that supplementaries are not required since the Question is unlikely to be reached for oral reply.

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Sir Anthony Royle, who is generally sympathetic to the policies of the Hong Kong Government, tabled 5 PQs on Hong Kong in 1977, and so far this year has tabled 2 on Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong, and one, for answer on 13 March, on the Hong Kong Budget. We assume that that question and the present one are intended to high- light the favourable aspects of the Budget, which was announced on 1 March.

4. The draft answer is based on information provided by the Hong Kong Government, who are providing a full set of Budget documents which will be placed in the House of Commons Library. Economists Department concur.

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WE Quantrill

Hong Kong & General Dept