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Mr Cortazgi

Parliamentary Unit

HKK 345/5 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY MO. 51

6 JUL 1978

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

HONG KONG: PQ: MR NICHOLAS WINTERTON MP

No.

PA

屁 R.S. 6lni

REGISTRY

A tion Teken.

1. I submit a draft reply and background note to the Question tabled by Mr Nicholas Winterton MP (Conservative

for Written answer on 29 June.

S

Macclesfield)

2. Mr Winterton is a member of the Anglo/Hong Kong Parliamentary Group although he has not tabled any Questions on Hong Kong affairs in the last two years. Mr Winterton has simultaneously tabled another Question, to be answered by the Home Secretary, asking in

what circumstances people from Hong Kong may settle in the UK.

It seems likely that his purpose in asking these two Questions is to contrast the ease with which British people may go to Hong Kong with the difficulties that Hong Kong residents face in coming

here.

3. The draft reply is based on information provided by the

Hong Kong Government. M & VD concur.

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30 June 1978

CC:

PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts

Mr Murray

M & VD

for:

W.E. Chantill

RJT McLaren

Hong Kong & General Dept

Hrd Collayed.

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