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CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 25020OZ FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE (FOR PS/MR LUCE)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 4 OF 25 FEBRUARY 1984

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU:

BEGINS

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 240845Z FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 513 OF 24 FEBRUARY 1984

Mr.

W(15)

W. Clyt sand tot HK had comptamed that they were not guai liugh notice of motions, Pces compupi

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This is not a

good example, as the HKGO seem to here sant word within a day of the motor bey

Mom Houre

MYTEL: 422. FUTURE OF HONG KONG: EARLY DAY MOTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

put dom

be

Chyt les ashery youanes pl. giz

P1. speak printy to ready

WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE LONDON OFFICE THAT MICHAEL BROWN MP AND 27 MPS DESCRIBED AS RIGHT WING TORIES HAVE PUT DOWN THE

FOLLOWING EARLY DAY MOTION:

QUOTE THIS HOUSE WILL NOT ENDORSE ANY PROPOSALS MADE BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE FUTURE STATUS OF HONG KONG UNLESS ADEQUATE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ASCERTAIN THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON THE ACCEPTABILITY OF SUCH PROPOSALS. UNQUOTE

!

2. UMELCO WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMULATING THEIR OWN MOTION FOR THE DEBATE ON 14 MARCH WHEN THEY HEARD OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. COULD YOU PLEASE INDICATE WHAT, IF ANY, ARE THE CHANCES OF THIS MOTION BEING DEBATED. COULD YOU ALSO GIVE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY SUPPORT IT WILL GET ON THE ORDER PAPER AND OF ANY FURTHER POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS IN RESPECT OF IT.

3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION BY 250900 HONG KONG TIME IN CASE IT IS RAISED IN EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL.

the Order Paper

to bear in and the

need to

inform

HK of anything

прыв

ENDS YOUDE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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PLANNING STAFF

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PS/LADY YOUNG

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SIR W HARDING

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SIR C TICKEALL

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