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FM FCO 0717252 DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2451 OF 7 DECEMBER

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AND TO SAVING HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: UMELCO VISIT

1. MR ROBERT PARRY MP HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PQS FOR

WRITTEN ANSWER ON 12 DECEMBER:

(A)

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE

OF THE RECENT VISIT FROM HONG KONG OF THE UMELCO DELEGATION

TO LONDON.

(B) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHAT WAS THE COST OF THE RECENT VISIT OF UMELCO MEMBERS TO LONDON: AND IF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OR THE HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT WILL BEAR THE COST.

ON (A) WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FLLOWS:

DURING THEIR

'A DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE

EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS OF HONG KONG, LED BY

SIR S Y CHUNG, ARRIVED IN LONDON ON 1 DECEMBER. STAY THE DELEGATION HAD MEETINGS WITH MY RT HON FRIEND, THE

PRIME MINISTER, MY HON FRIEND THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND MYSELF, WHEN THEY

EXPLAINED THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON THE DRAFT

AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. THEY ALSO ATTENDED THE

DEBATE ON THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON

5 DECEMBER.'

2. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REPLY TO QUESTION (A)

AND DRAFT REPLY AND BACKGROUND TO QUESTION (B) BY

100900Z.

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