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CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY 160100Z
FM FCO 1515152 NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2264 OF 15 NOV
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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PA 22 011/3
Mr Heave
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: DIRECT ELECTIONS
1.
DR JOHN MAREK (WREXHAM) HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN PQ
FOR ANSWER ON 19 NOVEMBER:
BEGINS
TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHAT STEPS HE INTENDS TO TAKE TO BRING ABOUT DIRECT ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG: AND WHEN HE
EXPECTS THE FIRST DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBER TO SIT ON THE COUNCIL.
ENDS.
2.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 16093OZ ON THE FOLLOWING
REPLY:
BEGINS
ON 21 NOVEMBER THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL PUBLISH A WHITE PAPER
ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG
KONG. THIS WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PUBLIC COMMENT IN HONG KONG ON THE
PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE GREEN PAPER WHICH WAS PUBLISHED THERE ON
18 JULY. IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR ME TO COMMENT ON SUCH
MATTERS BEFORE THE WHITE PAPER HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. ENDS
3. ARE YOU CONTENT THAT WE SHOULD GIVE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION
OF THE WHITE PAPER IN THE REPLY TO THIS QUESTION? WILL THE DATE BE
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE BY 19 NOVEMBER?
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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