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FM FCO 101745Z JANUARY 85

IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 65 OF 10 JANUARY 1985

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 84: HONG KONG BILL

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нак оказ

1 1 JAN 1985

!

THE DATE OF THE SECOND READING OF THE HONG KONG BILL

(21 JANUARY) WAS UNEXPECTEDLY ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE

HOUSE OF COMMONS. THE LORD PRIVY SEAL UNUSUALLY ANNOUNCED TWO WEEKS OF PARLIAMENTARY WORK AT ONCE. THERE IS THEREFORE NO

DIFFICULTY IN UMELCO ANNOUNCING THAT THEY WILL BE VISITING

LONDON FOR THE SECOND READING IF THEY DECIDE TO DO SO.

HOWE

214/11

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR. PAKENHAM = WALSH LEGAL ADV

(HOME OFFICE)

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