TNAG-1308-FCO40-1665-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 63

GRS 115 SECRET

SECRET

FROM PEKING 130305Z MAR 84

TO F LA'S H HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 20 OF 13/3/84

MKK040L

ANAR 184

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO

HKK 040/14 (21

FCO TEL NO 209: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

881613

a

LEGCO DEBATE

1 I AM SEEING ZHOU NAN AT 14.30 LOCAL TIME TODAY. GRATEFUL TO KNOW BY FLASH TELEGRAM

(A) EXACT TIMING OF THE LEGCO DEBATE (SEMI-COLON)

(D) WHETHER OR NOT IT IS TRUE, AS ZHOU NAN ALLEGED ON 9 MARCH, THAT THE GOVERNOR CONSTITUTIONALLY HAS THE POWER TO ELOCK OR AMEND ANY MOTION PUT FORWARD IN LEGCO. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHETHER HE IN FACT HAS THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWER TO PREVENT SUCH A MOTION BEING DEBATED AT ALL

EVANS

D/FLANNING STAFF.

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

/PUSD

D/ED/FUSD

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)

NEWS D

LEGAL ADVS

MR ROBERTS

MR BURROWS

MR COLES NO

10 DOWNING ST

*PES.B. (MR FALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR TAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PSA LUCE

PS/PUS

SER J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING

IR WILSON

HR FRIGHT

SIR C TICKELL

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE

MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE

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

SIR ? CRADOCK EM K195

BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

SEORET

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