TNAG-1309-FCO40-1666-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 118

the text of the draft Agreement may be laid

during September when Parliament is in Recess,

Parliament should be given, by analogy with the

Ponsonby rule, at least until the end of November

in which to debate it. It would be politically

unacceptable for the Government to Xsign the

Parliament thus

proposed agreement until a debate had taken place

in the House of Commons.

comments on, but does not "approve" the agreement.

But again, it would be politically unacceptable

for the Government to proceed with an agreement

of this importance in the face of strong parliamentary

"disapproval"

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