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DESKBY 25030OZ

FM HONG KONG 250205Z FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE (FOR PS/MR LUCE)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 6 OF 25 FEBRUARY 1984

INFO PRIORITY PEKING AND FCQ

buk Koels 162,

13

OUR TEL 1513 TO FCO AND FCO TEL 352 TO HONG KONG

NOW REPEATED TO YOU.

Нікколо

RECENLO IN HAGISTRY 720184

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THERE HAS TODAY BEEN INTENSE PRESS INTEREST IN, AND SPECULATION ABOUT, THE MOTION PROPOSED FOR DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 14 MARCH. THE LIKELY TEXT OF THIS MOTION IS: QUOTE THIS COUNCIL DEEMS IT ESSENTIAL THAT ANY PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG SHOULD BE DEBATED IN THIS COUNCIL BEFORE ANY FINAL AGREEMENT IS REACHED. UNQUOTE

2. THE UNOFFICIALS WERE STIMULATED INTO ANNOUNCING AT THIS EARLY STAGE THEIR INTENTION TO DEBATE THE MOTION BY NEWS OF THE EARLY DAY MOTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

3. THE PRESS MAY QUESTION MR LUCE ABOUT THIS ON ARRIVAL.

MOTHY

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YOUDE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

ED/EKD

ED/PLANNING STAFF

ED/PUSD

D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)

PES.D. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR TAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/R LUCE

PS/FUS

SIR J BULLARD

́ ́SIR W HARDING

MR DONALD

MIR WRIGHT

SIR C TICKELL

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS

NEWS D

HR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE

MR. GOODALL CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

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