TNAG-1042-FCO40-1292-Possible-Royal-Commission-on-Hong-Kong-and-its-future-House--1981 — Page 87

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RECLIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

2 4 FEB 1981

DEAK OFFICER

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Action Taken

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FM HONG KONG 190939Z FEB 81

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 209 OF 19 FEBRUARY

FROM SCOTT

TO FORD

HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE ON 24 FEBRUARY

2

G

REFERENCE TELEGRAM NOS. 161 AND 162 OF 18 FEBRUARY. NO DOUBT

YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THESE, AND WILL BE CONSIDERING WHETHER YOU

WANT TO ADD ANY POINTS TO THEM.

I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO REQUEST YOU TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO ENSURE

THAT A NUMBER OF WELL-ARMED HONG KONG SUPPORTERS ARE PRESENT FOR

THE DEBATE. THOSE WHOM WE SPECIFICALLY SUGGEST ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS, ON SOCIAL SERVICES AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.

(B) LORD RHODES ON TRADE, IN PARTICULAR HONG KONG AS A MARKET FOR

WOOL EXPORT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AS AN ENTREE TO CHINA (ALL THE BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM THAT).

(C) LORD SELKIRK ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

(D) LORD FULTON TO TALK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITIES IN HONG KONG.

IN GATHERING MATERIAL FOR THIS OCCASION, YOU WILL ALSO WISH TO

DRAW ON BRAY'S ARTICLE IN THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE (1980). (I UNDERSTAND THAT FURTHER MATERIAL FOR THE REVISED SPEECH WILL FOLLOW FROM HERE TOMORROW).

MACLEHOSE

LIMITED

HK&GD

SIR E YOUDE MR DONALD

COPIES TO:-

HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE LONDON

RESTRICTED

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