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of opinion which the Hong Kong Government has relayed to Ministers
and to views about the future expressed through a variety of
channels by and through UMELCO, through the press, through
individual communications addressed to Her Majesty's Government or
the Hong Kong Government. In this way Her Majesty's Government have sought to take into account the views of the people of Hong Kong to the maximum extent possible during the negotiations.
18. In the same way the maintenance of confidentiality has made the
task of consulting Parliament on the negotiations more difficult.
Despite this there were debates on Hong Kong in October and November
1983 and in May 1984, and part of the Foreign Affairs Debate in
March 1984 was also devoted to Hong Kong. Members of Parliament
have kept in close touch with the people of Hong Kong, both through visits to the territory and through meetings with Hong Kong delegations visiting the United Kingdom.
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