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$286.

CYPHER.CAT/A

FM HONG KONG 22044ØZ

CONFIDENTIAL

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CYPHER CFFICE NO.

DTR: 22ND JANUARY, 1977 1240hrs. DTD: 22ND JANUARY, 1977 1315hrs.

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 76 OF 22 JANUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 45 OF 20 JANUARY.

FOR HKD.

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS: MR ROBERT PARRY M.P.

QUESTION 1:

PRESUMABLY MR PARRY, WHEN HE SPEAKS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS REFERRING TO MATTERS WHICH HE RAISED WITH THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW

*TERRITORIES WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DISCUSSION WITH 'THE GOVERNOR ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1976 DISPOSED OF THE MATTERS

WHICH HAD ARISEN DURING MR PARRY'S VISIT. MR AKERS-JONES WILL: WRITE TO MR PARRY DURING THE COURSE OF NEXT WEEK.

QUESTION 2:

ALL OUTSTANDING ISSUES CONCERNING ACQUISITION OF LAND AT TUEN

MUN HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. THE ONLY CASE REFERRED TO THE LAND TRIBUNAL FOR ARBITRATION WAS THAT OF MR WONG HOK-YEE, IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL OFFER WAS DOLLARS 55,000, AND THE LAND TRIBUNAL AWARD WAS DOLLARS 67,400.

QUESTION 3:

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CONSTRUCTION OF THE YUEN LONG SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 192 N PROGRESS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE PLANT WILL BE COMMISSIONED

THE END OF THIS YEAR,

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