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SIR ROBIN DAY

PADDY ASHDOWN M.P.

problem, if we are going to do it

properly, it is going to have to be done

on the basis of reasonable negotiations conducted if at all possible in a

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confidential manner.

But you say this, my impression was

that we aren't being told hardly

anything about the negotiations and cards are being played very close to everybody's chest.

I think certain of the Prime Minister's

statements, I think it was about a month

ago, certainly those ones which set in

train a run on the Hong Kong stock

exchange is very damaging to the

confidence of Hong Kong and very possibly to the stability and peace of the colony

as well.

SIR ROBIN DAY

ANN CLWYD M.P.

Labour

(Euro-MP yores enfine representing mid o west males.

Ann Clwyd

I wish some of the things that have been said about Hong Kong had been said about

the Falklands because I think it is

important that we do negotiate seriously

over Hong Kong, something which we

apparently never did over the Falklands and I think that if people want to go elsewhere then they should be given the opportunity to leave and go elsewhere if they so please. The Falklands as George Walden said is ours but at what a price and I am not prepared to pay that price for Hong Kong.