TNAG-1172-FCO40-1453-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 119

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

8 June 1982

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Bir Bernard Braine (South Fast Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether intergovernmental contacts or preparatory work have been undertaken in preparation for the expiry of the lease on the new Territories and in relation to the future status and administration of Hong Kong.

Mr Malcomm Rifkind

Hong Kong has been raised in a number of ministerial

discussions with Chinese leaders. Both we and the

Chinese Government are studying the question of the

future of the territory and both sides are agreed on

the vital importance of its continued prosperity and

stability.

Mand hyw diffin Jurangozw

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