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FM HONG KONG 15074OZ MAR 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 705 OF 15 MARCH

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING

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MY TELNO 691: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: LEGCO DEBATE.

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1. MR JOHN SWAINE'S SPEECH ALSO INCLUDED A REFERENCE TO BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS (BDTC'S) WHO CONSTITUTE 60 PERCENT OF HONG KONG'S PRESENT POPULATION. MR SWAINE SAID THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTION OF HMG. IT WOULD BE THE GRAVEST INJUSTICE ON AN ABDICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY IF HMG WERE TO WRITE OFF THESE PEOPLE BY SIGNING OF A TREATY.

2. ON A RELATED ISSUE, MR F.K. HU STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT ALLOWED BY OTHER COUNTRIES TO HONG KONG PEOPLE.

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SER C TICKELL

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