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14 MAY 1984

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DESK BY 12040OZ HONG KONG

FROM PEKING 120235Z MAY 84

REG.

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

IN

TELEGRAM NUMBER 910 OF 12/5/84

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

UMELCO STATEMENT

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1. PEOPLES DAILY OF 12 MAY CARRIES AN NCNA REPORT (DESCRIBED IN

THE NCNA BULLETIN BUT NOT IN THE PEOPLES DAILY AS A

**COMMENTARY'') ON THE UMELCO STATEMENT.

IT IS ENTITLED THE STATEMENT OF THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE

HONG KONG EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATVE COUNCILS IS AN ATTEMPT

TO OBSTRUCT THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT BY

THE CHINESE AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS ON THE HONG KONG

ISSUE AT AN EARLY DATE''.

2. FULL TEXT READS AS FOLLOWS:

**A NINE-MEMBER DELEGATION OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE

EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIV COUNCILS OF THE HONG KONG

BRITISH AUTHORITIES, LED BY THE SENIOR

UNOFFICIAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SZE-YUEN CHUNG, LEFT HONG KONG

FOR LONDON ON THE EVENING OF 9 MAY. BEFORE DEPARTURE

SZE-YUEN CHUNG SAID AT THE AIRPORT THAT

''OUR AIM ON THIS VISIT IS TO MEET BRITISH MINISTERS AND MPS

IN ORDER TO REFLECT IN ADVANCE AND EXPLICITLY EXPRESS THE VIEWS AND WISHES OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE BEFORE NEXT WEEK'S BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE'',

HE ADDED THAT NOW IS THE MOST CRUCIAL MOMENT IN HONG KONG' HISTORY, SO OUR VISIT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT''

SZE-YUEN CHUNG ISSUED A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS FROM THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE TWO HONG KONG COUNCILS,

ENTITLED 'THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG''

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