TNAG-1324-FCO40-1736-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Parliamentary-debates-1984 — Page 169

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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 240845Z FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 513 OF 24 FEBRUARY 1984

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

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

NK K040131

RECEIVED IN : «OiSTAY

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.

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YOUDE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG LIMITED

FED

ED/PLANNING STAFF

ED/PUSD

D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)

PES.B. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/M LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

́SIR W HARDING.

MR DONALD

AR FRIGHT

SIR C TICKELL

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)

MR ROBERTS NEWS D

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

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 P CRADOCK RM K195

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